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The Wantz Stream then takes an easterly course to
connect to the Ream River, by which it empties into the
Thames.
The third main surface drainage is the Gores Brook.
This runs due south in the western portion of the
Dagenham Ward and discharges into Dagenham Breach.
Scavenging.
Collections are made weekly, seven 10-cubic yard
side-loading end-tipping freighter dust vehicles being
used for the purpose. The work is carried out by four
gangs of approximately six men, each in charge of a
ganger. The transport is operated on the relay system
so that the work of collection is continuous.
At the commencement of 1938, the number of houses
from which refuse was collected was 25,554, and the
weekly average tonnage was 356 tons.
Some periodical revision of the districts in which
the gangs operate is necessary in view of the continued
development, instanced by the fact that since May,
1937, an additional 1,120 houses have been absorbed
into the collection (as at January, 1938).
Trade collection is carried out concurrently with
the house refuse collection. Three free bins are
permitted and a small charge (4d.) per additional bin
is made. Sacks arc provided free by the Council to
shopkeepers and traders in which waste paper and
cardboard are placed. This material provides a source
of income to the Council as it is sold with similar material
salved from house refuse. Trade refuse is accepted
without charge at the Salvage Plant. This service is
appreciated by greengrocers and fruiterers whose only
means of disposal of waste would be by dumping on
waste ground, thereby creating a nuisance and a
menace to public health.