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Average weight per load: —
Horse-drawn vehicles 1 ton 0 cwt. 1 qr.
Electric vehicles 2 tons 6 cwts. 3.6 qrs.
2-ton Vulcan lorry 1 ton 14 cwts. 2.1 qrs.
4-ton Vulcan lorry 2 tons 18 cwts. 3 qrs.
S.D. Freighter 1 ton 15 cwts. 0 qr.
Average 1 ton 18 cwts. 0 qr.
Average cost of collection per ton:—
£ s. d.
Horse vehicles 0 11 6.7
Electric vehicles 0 10 8.1
2-ton Vulcan lorry 0 11 11.3
4-ton Vulcan lorry 0 11 3.7
S.D. Freighter 0 10 6.1
Average of all vehicles 0 10 10
These figures include capital and depreciation costs and all
incidental charges.
Arrangements are still in force whereby a special daily collection
of refuse is made from Claybury Mental Hospital.
6. Sanitary Inspection of District.—The following is a
summary of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:—
Houses and premises inspected 6,898
Houses and premises re-inspected (works in progress) 6,109
Visits during disinfection 1,777
Houses in which nuisances were detected 514
Houses in which nuisances were abated 425
Premises disinfected 916
Premises from which articles only disinfected 135
Articles disinfected 4,997
Premises disinfected for verminous conditions 4