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The main roads of the Borough are cleansed twice daily—once by the
mechanical road sweeping and collecting machine, which commences its
work at midnight, and again directly after 3 p.m. by hand sweeping. The
object of the afternoon service is to give the roads a clean appearance in
the evening.
Gully and street drain emptying is carried out by mechanical means—
two machines of 1,150 gallons capacity are engaged every day on this work.
This enables a service of gully cleansing on main roads once each month,
and on district roads every 7 to 8 weeks. Each gully is sealed with clean
water after being emptied. There are nearly 8,000 street gullies in the
district.
(b) House Refuse Collection and Disposal.
The collection of house refuse is not under the control of the
Public Health Department, but is carried out under the direction
of the Borough Engineer and Surveyor.
There are over 27,000 houses in the Borough and refuse is
collected from each house twice weekly. The collection is undertaken
by mechanically propelled vehicles, of which there are 12.
All refuse is burnt in the Corporation's Refuse Destructor.
During the year 25,935 tons of refuse were collected and the
net cost of collection per ton for the financial year ended March,
1936, was 8s. 1d.
Eight hundred and twenty-eight defective and unsuitable
receptacles have been replaced during the year.
Statistics as to Refuse Collection, 1935-36.
Number of collection days 305
Aggregate number of days vehicles employed 3,355
Average number of vehicles employed per day 11
Total mileage run 49,386
Tonnage collected 25,935
Weight in cwts. per 1,000 population per day 11.64
Average weight collected per van day 7 tons 14½ cwts.
Total cost of collection (including loan charges) £10,475
Cost per ton for collection 8s. 4½d.
Income from collection of trade refuse, etc. £353
Income per ton of refuse collected 3¾d.
Net cost per ton for collection 8s. 1d.