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Lambeth 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Public Cleansing.
House refuse is collected weekly but in certain streets more
often for special reasons. All refuse, both house and street, is
loaded into barges and taken 40 miles down the Thames to
Mucking, where it is systematically buried under a layer of earth
with turf, first removed and then replaced over the refuse.
There has been no material alteration during the year in the
arrangements for Public Cleansing, other than the purchase of 27
refuse containers (Scammell Lorries, Ltd.), for the collection of
refuse from hospitals and other institutions belonging to the
London Countv Council.
ABSTRACT OF THE ANNUAL RETURN MADE TO THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY. House and Trade Refuse. Table showing Costs for the Year ended 31st March, 1936.
| Item | Particulars | Total including Depreciation or Loan Charges |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue Account— | £ | |
| 1 | Gross Expenditure | 55,776 |
| 2 | Gross Income | 2,754 |
| 3 | Net Cost | 53,022 |
| Unit Costs— | s. d. | |
| 4 | Gross Expenditure, per ton | 18 11 |
| 5 | Gross Income, per ton | 0 11 |
| 6 | Net cost, per ton | 18 0 |
| 7 | Net cost per 1,000 population | £189.4 |
| 8 | Net cost per 1,000 houses or premises from which refuse is collected | £1,060.4 |
| 9 | Total refuse collected | 60,402 tons |
| House refuse only | 58,916 „ | |
| 10 | Population: Midsummer, 1935 | 279,900 |