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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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ABSTRACT OF THE ANNUAL RETURN MADE TO THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY. House and Trade Refuse.
| Item | Particulars | Total including Depreciation or Loan Charges | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gross Expenditure | 55,241 | ||||
| 2 | Gross Income | 2,698 | ||||
| 3 | Net Cost | 52,543 | ||||
| s | d. | |||||
| 4 | Gross Expenditure, per ton | 17 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Gross Income, per ton | 0 | 10 | |||
| € | Net cost, per ton | 16 | 8 | |||
| 7 | Net cost per 1,000 population | £189.3 | ||||
| 8 | Net cost per 1,000 houses or premises from which refuse is collected | £1,050.9 | ||||
| 9 | Total refuse collected | 63,162 tons | ||||
| 10 | Population : Midsummer, 1936 | 277,500 | ||||
| 11 | Area (statute acres) | 4,083 | ||||
| 12 | Weight per 1,000 population per day (365 days to year) | 12.4 tons | ||||
| 13 | Number of houses and premises | 50,000 approx. | ||||
| 14 | Method of Collection | No. of vehicles | Percentage of refuse collected | |||
| Horse vehicles | Nil | _ | ||||
| Mechanical vehicles | 4 | 11 | ||||
| Container system (combination of mechanical and horse vehicles) | 6 lorries and 23 containers | 89 | ||||
| 15 | Method of disposal | Controlled tipping | ||||
| 16 | Average length of haul to point of disposal at wharf | 1.86 miles | ||||