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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Erith 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Month | Tonnage | |
|---|---|---|
| Tons | Cwts. | |
| January, 1949 | 964 | 4 |
| February, „ | 862 | 1 |
| March, „ | 956 | 3 |
| April ,, | 767 | 15 |
| May, ,, | 688 | 5 |
| June, ,, | 575 | 15 |
| July, ,, | 511 | 8 |
| August, ,, | 533 | 7 |
| September „ | 555 | 7 |
| October, „ | 601 | 5 |
| November, „ | 891 | 1 |
| December, „ | 877 | 7 |
| Total | 8,783 | 18 |
E (2) Trade Refuse
Trade Refuse is collected from the shops by arrangement
with the shopkeepers, an agreed charge being made.
The growth of this section of the refuse services continues,
and in 1949 the amount reached approximately 270 loads,
producing a revenue of £300.
| Tonnage collected | Income | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. | C. | Q. | lbs. | £ | s. | d. |
| 844 | 6 | 3 | 4,269 | 4 | ||
E (4) Public Conveniences
Those under the control of the department are as under:—
Site
Hours of opening
Walnut Tree Road,
Male and Female
6.30 a.m.—Midnight
Riversite
Male and Female
6.30 a.m.—Midnight
Station Road, Belvedere
Male and Female
24 hrs.—Day and Night
West Street,
Male
24 hrs.—Day and Night
Heron Hill,
Male
24 hrs.—Day and Night
Woolwich Road,
Female
6.30 a.m.—11 p.m.