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Willesden 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 50.
REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE. TABLE OF COST.
| Year. | Total Cost of Collection. | Standard Cost.+ | Cost per Cubic Yard. | Cost per Load of 3 76 Cubic Yards. | Cost per House. | Cost per Head of Population. | Rate is the £. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Districts. | Total. | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1901-2 | £ 2,475 | £ 1,895 | £ 3,452 | £7,822 | £7,225 | d 22.5 | .s. d. 7 0¼ | a. d. 9 6¾ | d. 16.0 | d. 3.45 |
| 1902-3 | 2,725 | 2,495 | 3,752 | £8,972 | £,7604 | 23.6 | 7 4¾ | 9 104 | 17.4 | 3.69 |
| 1903-4 | 3,100 | 2,950 | 3,895 | £9,945 | £8,016 | 23.9 | 7 5¾ | 10 4| | 18.3 | 3.83 |
| 1904-5 | 3,445 | 3,489 | 3,995 | £10,929 | £8,366 | 26.4 | 8 2¾ | 10 11 | 19.3 | 3.99 |
| 1905-6 | 2,500 | 2,150 | 2,800 | £7,450 | £8,669 | 20.1 | 6 3½ | 7 | 12.8 | 2.60 |
| 1906-7 | *1,930 | *2,156 | *2,258 | £6,250 | £8,826 | 19.0 | 5 11 | 5 11 | 10.5 | 2.10 |
| 1907-8 | *2,300 | *2,450 ... | *2,260 | £6,850 | £8,983 | 20.5 Mean 22.3 | 6 5 | 6 41 | 11.3 | 2.24 |
* Alternative to inclusive contract for the District.
†Standard Cost.—Mean theoretical cost of Refuse Removal on the assumption that the mean No. of cubic yds.
collected for each house during the last 7 years had remained constant—viz. 4.5 cubic yards per house, and that tbe cost of
collection bad been uniformly at the mean rate, namely 22.3d. per cubic yard. The price rises steadily and proportionately
to the number of new houses added to the district.