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Title: Health in home and town
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Brown, Bertha Millard, b. 1870
Subjects: Sanitation, Household Public health
Publisher: Boston, D.C. Heath
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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e cities theashes, garbage, and rubbish are kept separate by thehouseholders, and different wagons collect each kindby itself. In other cities the material is all thrown intoone bin and all collected together. Whether one methodis better than the other depends entirely upon the dis-posal of the material. It is necessary, however, to haveany material that is likely to decay collected often. Time for Collecting. — Garbage should be collectedregularly and at a definite time. Daily in warm weatherand two or three times a week in cold weather is not toooften. Ashes need not be collected so frequently, sincethey do not decay. Once a week, the year round, is THE CITY REFUSE 20I sufficient. The day of collecting should be knownso that the householders may be prepared. In somecities the ash-barrels must be on the sidewalk, while inother cities they may be in the yard. Placing the ash-barrels on the curb is a poor practice, for their contentsare much more likely to be blown about or disturbed
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NEW TYPE OF GARBAGE COLLECTING WAGON - by boys and rag-pickers. This practice gives a city a very untidy appearance. Collecting the Street-Sweepings. — Sweepings are usually collected separately, although this material may contain much rubbish. A large street-sweeper in general use is drawn by one or two horses. The dust is swept to one side of the road, where it is collected into piles by men, and delivered into a cart which follows the sweeping-machine. A smaller sweeper pushed by one man is in use in some cities. Sometimes a crew of men clean the street, and deposit the dust in cans carried along on a low wagon. 202 HEALTH IN HOME AND TOWN Cleaning Small Areas. — Hand-carts, cans, and bags are useful in keeping crossings and small squares neat and clean. A man can often collect leaves, papers, and other refuse with a hand-cart where a horse cannot go. Requirements for Refuse Disposal.— Whatever system of disposal is adopted by a city, it should fulfil two conditions: (i) it should be done i

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