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A weekly collection has been maintained at practically all houses
with the exception of a few outlying ones, throughout the year,
and the complaints received were very few.
A good quantity of the refuse was disposed of in the brickfields,
and the remainder taken to the Council's Depot, Carterhatch Lane,
where it is levelled and covered with earth, which afterwards becomes
useful for allotments.
The quantity of refuse collected during the year was approximately
9,950 tons.
Quantities of trade refuse were also collected from business
premises for which a charge was made.
SALVAGE.
I regret that, owing to the serious drop in prices, we were
unable to dispose of waste materials collected from the refuse.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS ACTS, 1901 AND 1907.
A register of all workshops is kept, and at the end of 1921 there
were 69 workshops, 7 laundries, and 55 bakehouses registered.
The following tables give details of the work done in connection
with these places, as required by the Home Office:—