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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
Erith 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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E(2). Trade Refuse.
Trade Refuse is collected from the shops by arrangement
with the shopkeepers, an agreed charge being made, or it is
brought to the wharf by the Traders themselves.
The growth of this section of the refuse disposal services
has been rapid, when it is remembered that 9 years ago
approximately 116 tons were disposed of while in 1942 the
amount reached approximately 400 tons producing a revenue
of £317 10s. Od.
| Item | Tonnage Collected | Income | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. | c. | q. | lbs. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Food: Waste Food | 370 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 12 | 10 |
| Sale of Pigs | – | – | – | – | 328 | 0 | 4 |
| Paper: Newsprint | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 2 | 6 |
| Periodicals | 43 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 336 | 10 | 0½ |
| Strawboard and Mixed Waste | 350 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1971 | 19 | 6 |
| Selected Waste | 21 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 5 | 6 |
| Kraft Blue Bags | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 9 |
| Textiles | 40 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 649 | 9 | 7 |
| Bottles W.T. | 37 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 10 | 3 |
| Bottles Gr. | 323 | gross | 6 | doz. | 120 | 4 | 8 |
| Metals: Iron | 176 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 13 | 7 |
| Brass | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 7 |
| Copper | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 8 | |
| Aluminium | 15 | 3 | 21 | . 26 | 0 | 7 | |
| Lead | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| Zinc, etc. | 2 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 8 |
| Tins | 282 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 6 | 6 |
| Rubber | 21 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 53 | 6 | 1½ |
| Bones | 10 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 4 | 7 |
| Sundries: Dry Batteries Cardboard Cartons Tyres, Tin Foil Rabbit skins, Records | 17 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 51 | 15 | 5 |
| General: Subsidy on Iron | 277 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Cartage Allowances | 342 | 9 | 11½ | ||||