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Willesden 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 5.
REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE. TABLE OF QUANTITIES.
| Year. (1) | Annual quantity collected. | †Standard Quantities in cubic yards (4) | No. of Occupied Houses in District, Michaelmas. (5) | Population of district, Michaelmas. (6) | Amount of Refuse collected per house per annum. (7) | Amount of Refuse per head of population. (8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In cubic yds. (2) | In tons. (3) | ||||||
| cubic yds. | cubic yds. | ||||||
| 1900-1 | 79,875 | 25,905 | 84,100 | 16,820 | 115.201 | 4.7 | .69 |
| 1901-2 | 83,587 | 27,109 | 86,290 | 17,258 | 117,619 | 4.8 | .71 |
| 1902-3 | 91,170 | 29,568 | 90,940 | 18,188 | 123,987 | 5.0 | 73 |
| 1903-4 | 99,761 | 32,354 | 95,860 | 19,172 | 130,621 | 5.2 | .76 |
| 1904-5 | 99,510 | 32,273 | 100,045 | 20,009 | 135,613 | 4.9 | .73 |
| 1905-6 | 88,860 | 28,819 | 76,719 | 20,735 | 140,692 | 4.3 | .63 |
| 1906-7 | 79,137 | 25,666 | 78,103 | 21,109 | 142,772 | 3.7 | .55 |
| 1907-8 | 80,100 | 25,978 | 79,494 | 21,485 | 144,912 | 3.7 | .55 |
| 1908-9 | 86,062 | 27,912 | 80,830 | 21,846 | 149,744 | 3.9 | .57 |
| 1909-10 | 80,558 | 26,127 | 81,655 | 22,069 | 151,000 | 3.7 | .53 |
| 1910-11 | 80,417 | 26,081 | 82,824 | 22,385 | 154,298 | 3.6 | .52 |
| 1911-12 | 84,367 | 27,362 | 83,912 | 22,679 | 157,717 | 3.7 | .53 |
| 1912-13 | 87,106 | 28,250 | 84,815 | 22,923 | l6l,188 | 3.8 | .54 |
| 1913-14 | 79,450 | 25,767 | 85,870 | 23,208 | 164,538 | 3.4 | .48 |
| 1914 | 76,002 | 24,649 | 86,132 | 23,279* | 166,634* | 3.3 | .45 |
† Standard quantities are calculated upon the respective mean quantities of refuse collected per house (5.0 cubic
yards during the quinquennium 1900-4 and 3.7 cubic yards during the ten years 1905-14). They represent the theoretical
number of cubic yards of reiuse removed per annum on the assumption that the mean quantity per house had remained
constant for all houses during the respective periods. The quantity in the respective periods rises steadily and proportionately
to the number of new houses added to the district. *Midsummer.