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All the connections to both sewers were made by agreements,
and without recourse to the service of a single Statutory Notice.
The District Public Health Inspector, however, was required to
spend considerable time and effort on this work, in assisting and
advising the occupiers as to the best grouping arrangements and
helping to smooth out difficulties that arose. In view of the
result achieved the effort was well worth while.
Lower Bedfords Road
Some 279 yards of new sewer has been laid in this road
and negotiations were in progress at the end of the year to connect
properties to this sewer and so do away with more cesspools.
(iii) Refuse collection
Refuse collection is carried out under the supervision of the
Cleansing Superintendent and forms part of the Borough
Engineers Department.
A weekly service is in operation and during the year refuse
was collected from 36,662 premises, amounting to 37,500 tons
of refuse.
In addition 1,853 tons of refuse was collected from trade
premises.
Salvage operations are carried out for waste paper and scrap
metal, and the refuse is disposed of by tipping at South Ockendon.
During the year 4 new Shelvoke and Dewry, rear loading
vehicles of 34 cubic yard capacity were put into operation. These
vehicles are semi-dustless loading and being of a larger capacity
than those they have replaced have naturally reduced thenumber
of journeys to the disposal tip, which is some 16 miles distance,
thus making a saving in mileage as well as introducing a much
cleaner method of collection.
In addition 1 new large capacity Karrier vehicle has been
put into operation for collecting refuse from multi-storey buildings,
where refuse bins of 1¼ yard capacity have been installed. This
vehicle is fitted with a lifting gear and is dustless in operation.
The introduction of this type of vehicle and a standard type of
bin at multi-storey buildings has made the storage and removal
of refuse at these premises far cleaner and more hygienic arid
has greatly reduced the number of complaints that were previously
received concerning overspill.
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