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Refuse Collection and Disposal.
The work of collection and disposal of house refuse was
seriously affected during the early part of the year owing to the
difficulty in obtaining the necessary labour, and at one time
the period between collections was from two to three weeks.
Later in the year, however, with the demobilisation of men
from the Forces, additional labour became available, and this
enabled a considerable improvement to be made. The
loaders were provided with aluminium skeps for collecting
purposes, and this also resulted in a more frequent collection,
so much so that towards the end of October it was possible to
say that a weekly collection was being carried out.
In common with all Local Authorities the plant for
collecting refuse has, during the war, and also since hostilities
ceased, been used to the limit of its capacity and renewal in
the form of new vehicles has been impossible.
The Council are attempting to replace the present machines
as and when possible and three S.D. Freighters were ordered
during the year. None of these, however, had been delivered
at the end of the year.
The collection of salvage was continued during the year,
and the income from sales" of materials amounted to £3,009.
There are approximately 400 bins in the streets for the reception
of kitchen waste and these are cleared twice weekly.
This waste is disposed of at the Concentrator Plant in the
Woolwich area. House and trade refuse collected in the area
is disposed of by controlled tipping.
CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR S REPORT.
Health Department,
14, Brampton Road,
Bexleyheath.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of
Bexley.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I submit my Thirty-second Annual Report as Sanitary
Inspector to your Council for the year 1946.
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The report consists, as on former occasions, of a tabulated
record of work carried out.
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