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(6) PUBLIC CLEANSING.
During the year 4,220 loads of refuse were collected
with an average weight of 1.91 tons per load.
The practice of a daily collection of waste food
and a fortnightly collection of other domestic refuse
continued.
(7) REFUSE DISPOSAL.
The refuse of the Borough, by arrangement with
the County Borough of East Ham, was taken to the
destructor works of that Authority.
(8) SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
The war damage repairs, consequent upon the
serious destruction caused by enemy action, occupied
almost completely the labour engaged in the district.
The decline in the standard of maintenance, owing
to the wear and tear and neglect of the war years,
continued. There was, therefore, greater need for
inspection, with less resulting improvement as the
consequence of such inspection.
The controls introduced to safeguard the proper
use of materials and labour increased the work of your
officers, who were called upon to deal with the resulting
licensing requirements.
During the difficult times through which we were
passing, everything that could be done was done to
prevent a sanitary breakdown and with this your
officers had to be satisfied.
With the return of members of the Forces and
families from evacuation the need for new accommodation
became more pronounced. This demand
necessitated more visits to investigate claims of
overcrowding.