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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following table gives information as to the collection of
house refuse during 1936 :—
STATISTICS AS TO REFUSE COLLECTION, 1936
| Horse. | Electric. | Vulcan. | S.D. Freighters. | Karriers. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nos. 6, 7 & 8. | No. 9. | No. 11. | Nos. 12 to 20 2, 3 & 5. | Nos. 4 and 9. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of collection days | 19 | 260 | 307 | 177 | 244 | 307 | 57 | 1,371 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aggregate number of days vehicles employed | 114 | 315 | 626 | 177 | 244 | 3,313 | 100 | 4,889 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total number of loads collected | 373 | 894 | 2,282 | 596 | 1,003 | 10,990 | 311 | 16,449 | ||||||||||||||||
| Average number of vehicles employed per day | 6.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 23.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Average number of loads collected per day | 19.6 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 35.8 | 5.5 | 79.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Average number of loads collected per vehicle per day | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | * 3.1 | 3.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tons | Cwts | Qrs. | Tons | C wts. | Qrs. | Tons | Cwts | Qrs. | Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | Tons | Qrs | ||
| Total weight of refuse collected | 413 | 16 | 0 | 2,500 | 3 | 3 | 6,440 | 19 | 0 | 1,261 | 3 | 1 | 2,025 | 7 | 1 | 28,372 | 19 | 2 | 944 | 10 | 3 | 41,958 | 19 | 2 |
| Average weight per load | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 15 | 3.7 | 2 | 16 | 1.8 | 2 | 2 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | 11 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 11 | 0.1 | |
| s | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s | d. | |||||||||
| Estimated average cost of collection per ton | 9 | 9.6 | 7 | 9.7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6.8 | 7 | 3.2 | 8 | 4.4 | 7 | 4.1 | 6.4 | |||||||||
| Collection has been improved by the purchase of 2 Karriers and 1 Vulcan during 1936. The Council now has one electric, three Vulcans and thirteen Freighters and two Karriers engaged upon Refuse Collection. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||