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Willesden 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table NO. 6. —REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
TABLE OF COST.
| Year | Total Cost of Collection. | Standard Cost.† | Cost per Cubic Yard. | Cost per House. | Cost per Head of Populatiou. | Rate in the £ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % I | Sub-Districts. 2 | 3 | Total. | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
| •£ | d. | s. d. | d. | d. | |||||
| 1900-1 | 2,095 | 1,600 | 3,127 | £6,822 | £8,235 | 20.5 | 8 1 | 14.2 | 3.13 |
| 1901-2 | 2,475 | 1,895 | 3,452 | £7,822 | £8,449 | 22.5 | 9 o¾ | 16.0 | 3.45 |
| 1902-3 | 2,725 | 2,495 | 3,752 | £8,972 | £8,905 | 23.6 | 9 10½ | 17.4 | 3.69 |
| 1903-4 | 3,100 | 2,950 | 3,895 | £9,945 | £9,386 | 23.9 | 10 4½ | 18.3 | 3.83 |
| 1904-5 | 3,445 | -3,489 | 3,995 | £10,929 | £9,796 | 26.4 | 10 11 | 19.3 | 3.99 |
| 1905-6 | 2,500 | 2,150 | 2,800 | £5,978 | 20.1 | 7 2¼ | 12.8 | 2.60 | |
| 1906-7 | *1,930 | *2,156 | *2,258 | £6,250 | £6,085 | 19.0 | 5 11 | 10.5 | 2 .10 |
| 1907-8 | *2,300 | *2,450 | *2,250 | £6,850 | £6,194 | 20.5 | 6 4½ | 11.3 | 2.20 |
| 1908-9 | *1,955 | *1,925 | *2,055 | £5,855 | £6,298 | 16.3 | 5 4¼ | 9.4 | 1.84 |
| 1909-10 | 1,715 | 1,939 | 1,950 | £5,604 | £6,363 | 16.7 | 5 0¾ | 8.9 | 1.73 |
| 1910-11 | .... | ... | ... | £6,454 | 19.5 | 5 10¼ | 10.2 | 1.99 | |
| 1911-12 | ..... | ... | ... | £6,538 | 18.6 | 5 9¼ | 10.0 | 1.97 | |
| 1912-13 | ... | ... | ... | £6,609 | 18.0 | 5 8½ | 9.7 | 1.93 | |
| 1913-14 | ... | ... | ... | £6,163 | £6,691 | 18.6 | 5 3¾ | 9.0 | 1.77 |
| 1914 | •... | ... | ...• | £6,436 | 20.3 | 5 6¼ | 9.3 | 1.85 | |
*Alternative to inclusive contract tor the District,
† Standard cost is calculated upon the mean cost of removal (23.5d. per cubic yard during the quinquennium
1900-4 and 18.7d. during the ten years 1905-14). This standard cost represents the theoretical total cost per annum for
house refuse removal on the assumption that the mean number of cubic yards per house collected and the price per cubic
yard had remained constant during the respective periods. The standard cost in each of the respective periods rises
steadily and proportionately to the number of new houses added each year to the district.20