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C(8). Ear, Nose and Throat.
Operative treatment for cases of Tonsils and Adenoids in
school children is being carried out at Erith Hospital.
Mr. T. P. Gill is Consulting Aural Surgeon, this appointment
is renewable annually and a retaining fee is paid. His
services are available for opinion, and for operations on patients
in the Sanatorium, as required.
SECTION D.—HOSPITAL AND AMBULANCE
FACILITIES.
The details of this Section of the Report may be found
on reference to page 25 of my Annual Report for 1940.
SECTION E.—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
OF THE AREA.
E (1 ). Refuse Collection and Disposal.
The arrangements at present existing in connection with
the collection and disposal of house refuse continue to work
satisfactorily.
'The method of storage is by means of sanitary dust-bins,
and some 12,000 are emptied weekly. The dust-bins are
provided and maintained by the owners of the properties concerned,
the* Council securing this by a local act—The Erith
Improvement Act, 1920. Disposal is effected by barging under
contract, and these arrangements are still working very
satisfactorily.
E (1 ) a Costs.
The cost per ton of collecting refuse is lis. 7d. (previous
year was lis. Od.)
The cost per ton of disposing refuse 4s. 9d.
Net cost per 1,000 of population £157.