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The provisions of the Shops Act, 1934, relating to ventilation
and temperature of shops and to sanitary conveniences are being
dealt with as speedily as possible. It was not found necessary to
take legal action under the Act during the year.
REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
There is a weekly collection of refuse throughout the District,
but we are being asked in some quarters for a bi-weekly collection.
Forty-seven Dustmen are employed 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.
6-15 cubic yards Moveable Floor Rear-loading “ S.D.”
Freighters.
1-15 cubic yards Moveable Floor Rear-loading “ Dennis ”
Vehicle.
1-Tuke and Bell 10 cubic yards “ Barrier ” Type end-loading
vehicle.
1-Bedford 2 ton General Purpose 3-Way Tipping Lorry.
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 controlled
tip.
Arrangements exist whereby trade refuse is removed from shopkeepers’
premises on payment of a prearranged charge. The
income from this source was £138 17s. 6d. during the year.
In this report it has been stated that the Council’s vehicles
collected about 19,000 tons of refuse. In addition hired vehicles
were employed at times and the total refuse collected and disposed
of amounted to 20,250 tons. The cost was £17,970 or 17s. 8.9d.
per ton for collection and disposal, as against a figure of 18s. 2.6d.
for 1936. The cost per head of the population was 4s. 1.4d. per
annum or 0.9d. per week. The average for each house is 14s.9.4d.
per year, or 3.3d. per week.
DISPOSAL OF REFUSE.
The depositing of refuse in the old Gravel Pit in Carte hatch
Lane was continued through the year. As was stated last year it
has been a difficult task to prevent nuisance, for, owing to the
presence of several springs, refuse has had to be deposited in waterlogged
cavities. We were able to overcome the trouble by having
at our disposal some fair amount of covering material.