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During the year, 7,609 loads of refuse were collected, with an average weight
of 1 ton 12 cwts. This figure shows a yield of 11.1 cwts. per 1,000 of the population
per day, as against the average figure of 14.3 cwts. per day for non-mining towns.
A charge of five shillings per load is made for the removal of trade refuse, but
no charge is made for the use of the public tips by tradesmen who make their own
provision for transport.
The refuse tips at Mayesbrook and Jenkins Lane have continued in use during
the year.
Now that Barking is becoming such an important town, and so much of the
land is now built on, tipping requires to be a more scientific operation than it need
otherwise be, and, so long as we have tips in or near the centre of the town, "controlled
tipping" is the only form of refuse disposal which we, as a Public Health
Department, can advise.
(b) Street Cleansing.—The streets of the town arc kept in a satisfactory state.
As you know, I hold the opinion that street gullies should be emptied and
cleansed by mechanical means.
31. SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.