"The system of disposing of the ashes and re-
fuse is by means of specially constructed dust shoots
running the full height of the buildings. Fach house
has a patent automatic hopper fixed into the side of
the dust shoot, which, when filled, and closed, dis-
charges the refuse down the shoot into a galvanized
dust bin.
frame for the purpose of removing the contents, this
being done at regular intervals by the Co0poration
worknen.
of the dwellings and entirely cut off from the main
buildings by a space of 3 feet.
considered more sanitary than including the w.c. in
the main structure, while still being easily access
ible from the tenement itself.
The bin can easily be taken out of its
The w.c.'s and ash shoots are an the rear
This arrangement iS
Several thousand fami.lies in Liverpool sub-
sist on an average of less than 10s. per week, and a
6reater mumber on less than 15s. per week.
in a great measure due to the casual nature of their
employment, the principal of which is laboring at the
Docks, and in this connection it often happens that
a man may almosthbe in constant attendance on the
look-out for work and yet only succeed in being engag
ed for 2 or 3 days per week.
range from 1/9 for a 1-room tenement to 5/3 for a 4-
room tenement.
can afford to pay, and approximate very nearly to the
rents paid by them in their former insanitary habita-
tions.
This is
Hence the rents charged
These rents are as high as the tenant
The improvement in the condition of the ten-
ants in their new surroundings is very n0ticeable.
The cleanliness of their houses has greatly improved,
and in the general condition of the neighborhood there
is a distinct change for the better.
other dwellings provided by the Corporation under sim
ilar condi.tions are appreciated. by the tenants is best
shewn by the fact that there are rarely any to let,
and that in 1906 ninety-six per cent of the rent act-
ually due was collected."
That these and
Statenent from: "City of Liverpool, Desciption of
the Labourers' Dwellings, August 9, 1907.
