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Thirty-eight Dustmen and the following vehicles are in use for
the removal of house refuse:—
1—6 cubic yards "S.D." Freighter (petrol) dust-van.
2—10 cubic yards dustless-loading "S.D." Freighters.
5—15 cubic yards "S.D." Moveable Floor Rear-loading
Freighters.
1—Tuke and Bell 10 cubic yards " Barrier " Type end-loading
vehicle.
I am of the opinion that, on the whole, the roller-floored type
of refuse collection vehicle gives very satisfactory service, and is
undoubtedly the best type at present available for use on a dump.
Arrangements exist whereby trade refuse is removed from shopkeepers'
premises on payment of a prearranged charge. The
income from this source was £75 10s. during the year.
During the year, 17,569 tons of refuse were collected and
disposed of at a cost of £14,388. This equals 16s. 4.5d. per ton for
collection and disposal, as against 12s. 0.2d. in 1934. The cost per
head of the population is 3s. 8.8d. per annum, or 0.8d. per week.
The average for each house is 14s. 10.9d. per year, or 3.4d. per week.
DISPOSAL OF REFUSE.
The dumping site at Brown's field, Enfield Highway, was
completed in May and a fresh site was opened on the old Gravel Pit
in Carterhatch Lane. I am sorry to say that this will not give many
months' life for the disposal of refuse, and we shall accordingly have
to look for another site shortly.
Covering material from road works in progress has again been
available.
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.
A second gang of sewer flushers has been put into operation
and the whole of the sewers throughout the District, both new and
old, are now being flushed.
CESSPOOLS.
The various cesspools in the District are examined and emptied
by special members of the Staff, a proportion of the cost of the work
entailed being charged to the owner or occupier of the property.
The machine purchased in the latter part of last year from