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SECTION D.—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
AREA
I am indebted to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor for
the following information relating to refuse collection and
disposal.
D (1) Refuse Collection and Disposal
The method of storage is by means of sanitary dustbins,
and some 16,500 are emptied weekly. The dustbins 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.
D (l)a Costs
£ s. d.
Cost per ton of collecting refuse 18 6
Cost per ton of disposing of refuse 15 10
Net cost per 1,000 population per annum 417 4 6
The following tables show :—
1. Details of the refuse collection vehicles and staff.
2. Details of the tonnage dealt with during the year.