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Willesden 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Removal of House Refuse.—Table No. 16. Relating to quantities and costs.
| Year. | Annual quantity collected. | Total cost of collection as per contract. | No. of Occupied Houses at Michaelmas. | Population at Michaelmas. | Amount of Refuse collected in cubic yards per house per annum. | Amount of Refuse in cubic yards per head of population per annum. | Cost per cubic yard. | Cost per house. | Cost per head of the population. | Rate in the | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In cubic yds. | In tons. | ||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) |
| £ | d. | s. d. | d. | d. | |||||||
| 1901-1 | 79,875 | 25,905 | 6,822 | 16,820 | 115,201 | 4.7 | .69 | 20.5 | 8 1 | 14.2 | 3.13 |
| 1901-2 | 83,587 | 27,109 | 7,822 | 17,258 | 117,619 | 4.8 | .71 | 22.5 | 9 0¾ | 16.0 | 3.45 |
| 1902-3 | 91,170 | 29,568 | 8.972 | 18,188 | 123,987 | 5.0 | .73 | 23.6 | 9 10½ | 17.4 | 3.69 |
| 1903-4 | 99,761 | 32,354 | 9,945 | 19,172 | 130,621 | 5.2 | .76 | 23.9 | 10 4½ | 18.3 | 3.83 |
| 1904-5 | 99,510 | 32,273 | 10,929 | 20,009 | 135,613 | 4.9 | .73 | 26.4 | 10 11 | 19.3 | 3.99 |
| 1905-6 | 88,860 | 28,819 | 7,450 | 20,735 | 140,692 | 4.3 | .63 | 20.1 | 7 2¼ | 12.8 | 2.60 |
| 1906-7 | 79.137 | 25.666 | 6,250 | 21,109 | 142,772 | 3.7 | .55 | 19.0 | 5 11 | 10.5 | 2.10 |
| 1907-8 | 80,100 | 25,978 | 6,850 | 21,485 | 144,912 | 3.7 | .55 | 20.5 | 6 4½ | 11.3 | 2.20 |
| 1908-9 | 86,062 | 27,912 | 5,855 | 21,846 | 149,744 | 3.9 | .57 | 16.3 | 5 4¼ | 9.4 | 1.84 |
| 1909-10 | 80,558 | 26,127 | 5 604 | 22,069 | 151,000 | 3.7 | .53 | 16.7 | 5 0¾ | 8.9 | 1.73 |
| 1910-11 | 80,417 | 26,081 | 6,547 | 22,385 | 154,298 | 3.6 | .52 | 19.5 | 5 10¼ | 10.2 | 1.99 |
| 1911-12 | 84,367 | 27,362 | 6,547 | 22,679 | 157,717 | 3.7 | .53 | 18.6 | 5 9¼ | 10.0 | 1.97 |
| 1912-13 | 87,106 | 28,250 | 6,547 | 22,923 | 161,188 | 3.8 | .54 | 18.0 | 5 8½ | 9.7 | 1.93 |
| 1913-14 | 79,450 | 25,767 | 6,163 | 23,208 | 164,538 | 3.4 | .48 | 18.6 | 5 3¾ | 9.0 | 1.77 |
| 1914 | 76,002 | 24,649 | 6,436 | 23,279* | 166,634* | 3.3 | .45 | 20.3 | 5 6¼ | 9.3 | 1.85 |
| 1915 | 74,621 | 24,201 | 6,433 | 23,489* | 166,840* | 3.2 | .45 | 18.9 | 5 5¾ | 9.2 | 1.85 |
| 1916 | 72,694 | 23,576 | 8,283 | 23,543* | 167,810* | 3.1 | .43 | 27.3 | 7 1 | 11.8 | 2.28 |
| 1917 | 72,673 | 23,569 | 9,596 | 23,537* | 169,344* | 3.1 | .43 | 31.7 | 8 1¾ | 13.6 | 2.61 |
| 1918 | 69,686 | 22,600 | 12,207 | 23,537* | 169,358* | 3.0 | .41 | 42.02 | 10 4½ | 17.3 | 3.29 |
| 1919 | 75,682 | 24,545 | 17,007 | 23,537* | 170,625* | 3.2 | .44 | 53.9 | 14 5¼ | 23.9 | 4.62 |
* Midsummer,