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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
Southgate 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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Items such as tins, rags, bottles, etc., which are normally
recovered as the refuse passes through the plant were unfortunately
lost during this period.
The following table gives tonnage of salvaged materials sold during the year:
| Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 866 | 15 | 3 |
| Cullet | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Metals | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Rags | 32 | 17 | 3 |
| Carpets and Gunny | 21 | 14 | 3 |
| Tins | 485 | 5 | 0 |
| Bottles | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| Mixed Scrap Iron | 95 | 15 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| The value of this material amounted to £10,782 17s. 2d. | |||
Waste Paper.
Waste paper is the material from which most of the income
is derived, and in this direction our efforts as a Council depend to
a great extent on the co-operation of the burgesses. Householders
are urged to keep clean waste paper and cardboard separate from
refuse. A sack will be supplied on application to the Borough
Engineer, and this will be emptied and returned by the Refuse
Collector on his weekly call.
Kitchen Waste.
At the beginning of the year, the Compulsory Order requiring
the Council to collect kitchen waste was rescinded.
For many years the cost of providing the domestic collection
service has considerably exceeded the income from sales, and the
Council, therefore, decided to discontinue the house-to-house
collection with effect from August.
The service providing for the collection of large accumulations
from schools, canteens and restaurants, continued to show a
profit and has therefore been maintained.
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