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As the Ashburton Grove Depot is situated some 2-3 miles from
this Borough it became necessary to adopt a mechanical system
of house refuse collection to replace the old horse drawn system
and the Council authorised the purchase of the following vehicles:—
3 Scammell 15 h.p. 3-ton M.H. Municipal Type Motive Units.
6 Moving Floor Containers of 12 cub. yards capacity with
rear loading.
1 Self Contained 10 cub. yard capacity 30 h.p. Dennis Dust
Van, rear loading on a moving rubber floor.
1 Self Contained 15 cub. yard capacity 30 h.p. Dennis Dust
Van, rear loading on a moving rubber floor.
The Scammell containers are horse drawn from house to house
during loading and are then attached to the Scammell Motive
Unit and hauled to Ashburton Grove Depot.
The change-over was of course gradual, the first load being
taken to Ashburton Grove Depot on the 1st March, 1937, but
it was not until the 13th May, 1937 that the Destructor was finally
closed down.
The weights of refuse during the year were as follows:—
Tons.
Tonnage of refuse burnt at Destructor from 1st
January, 1937—13th May, 1937 2,700
Tonnage of refuse taken to Ashburton Grove
Depot from 1st March, 1937, to 31st December,
1937 8,098
Total tonnage 10,798
SANITARY INSPECTION
The following statement contains particulars required to be
submitted under Article 19 of the Sanitary Officers' Order, 1926,
and gives an indication of the work carried out by the Sanitary
Inspectors during the year.
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