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Arrangements exist whereby trade refuse is removed from shopkeepers'
premises on payment of a prearranged charge. The
income from this source was £60 2s. Od. during the year.
During the year, 16,939 tons of refuse were collected and
disposed of at a cost of £9,805. This equals 11s. 6.9d. per ton for
collection and disposal, as against 10s. 7.6d. in 1932. The cost
per head of the population is 2s. 8.7d. per annum, or 0.6d. per
week. The average for each house is 10s. 10.6d. per year, or 2.9d.
per week.
DISPOSAL OF REFUSE.
During the year the refuse of Enfield was disposed of on
Brown's brickfields, Enfield Highway, by the method of controlled
tipping.
There are two factors of the greatest importance if this method
of house refuse disposal is to be a success. The first is that
sufficient labour should be employed, and the second that there
should be a sufficiency of covering material.
The second factor has always been a great difficulty in Enfield,
but we have been somewhat more fortunate during the past year
owing to the roadmaking being in progress on one or two of the
Council's housing estates.
During the past year we have again received visits from other
Districts with regard both to our vehicles for the removal of house
refuse, and our method of disposal of house refuse, and the various
Authorities visiting Enfield have stated that they have benefited
by their visit to Enfield, and the various points raised they suggest
will be for the improvement of their own District.
SEWER FLUSHING.
This work is carried out by the Department, and all sewers
are regularly examined and flushed by men whose special duty it is.
A further duty is the clearing and repair of sewers, and the
regular examination of all main drains has been maintained.
Systematic sewer flushing enables us to keep in constant
touch with the various sewers in the District, and it was found
necessary to have the main in Saville Row, Green Street, relaid,
and this has proved to be a great benefit to those in that part
of the District, and also the main at rear of Hanby Terrace,
Ordnance Road, is in hand and will be completed in the early
part of the coming year.