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Refuse collection is a function of the Department of the Borough Engineer
and Surveyor and is directly provided by the council staff and vehicles. Over 190
men operating 35 vehicles are employed on refuse collection. The present fleet of
vehicles comprises a mixed variety of types but it is intended ultimately to use only
the large compression type vehicles to cope with the bulky, lightweight refuse of
the present day. The scheme for dustless refuse collection, which is more hygienic
and improves the working conditions of refuse collectors, was extended to cover
a further collection round.
The function of refuse disposal was transferred to the Greater London Council
under Schedule XI of the London Government Act, 1963.
There are two refuse disposal incineration plants in the borough, one at Carterhatch
Lane, Enfield, and the other at Montagu Road, Edmonton, N.18. In addition,
a bulk refuse transfer station is sited at Barrowell Green, N.21.
A start was made on the construction of the large new refuse disposal works at
Deephams, for the Greater London Council, at a cost of about £10,000,000. This
plant will be one of the largest and most modern refuse disposal works in the world
and will serve several adjoining boroughs in addition to Enfield. Completion of the
works will take another three years or more.
I am grateful to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor for much of the information
contained in this report.
CLEAN AIR
The relationship in this country between atmospheric pollution and lung
disease is generally accepted.
Pollution of the atmosphere also causes extensive damage to buildings,
materials, agriculture and horticulture. The Clean Air Act, 1956, is described
simply as an Act to make provision for abating the pollution of the air but it deals
solely with the visible pollutants, e.g. smoke and grit.
Smoke Control Areas
Section 11 of the Act gives local authorities the power to establish smoke
control areas in which, subject to any exemptions and limitations and certain conditions,
if, on any day, smoke is emitted from a chimney of any building within the
area, the occupier of that building shall be guilty of an offence.
During 1967 three new Smoke Control Orders came into operation — The
London Borough of Enfield Nos. 12, 13 and 14 Orders. The areas affected by these
Orders included 11,422 premises and covered 1,905 acres. Two further Orders made
during the year are due to come into operation in 1968. The London Borough of
Enfield No. 15 Order has been confirmed and will come into operation on the
1st December, 1968.
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