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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
Willesden 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 36.
| Year. | Cost per Load. | Cost per Cubic Yard. | Cost per House. | Cost per Head of Population. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | d. | S. | d. | d. | |
| 1896 | 8 | 0 | 25.6 | 8 | 3 | 14.53 |
| 1897 | 7 | 23.6 | 8 | 2 | 14.12 | |
| 1898 | 7 | 23.5 | 8 | 4¾ | 14.56 | |
| 1899 | 7 | 234 | 8 | 9¾ | 15.07 | |
| 1900 | 6 | 4¾ | 20 5 | 8 | 14.25 | |
| 1901 | 7 | 0 | 22.4 | 8 | 10½ | 16.17 |
| 1902 | 7 | 4½ | 23.6 | 9 | 17.61 | |
| 1903 | 7 | 23.9 | 10 | 1¾ | 18.45 | |
| 1904 | 8 | 26.3 | 10 | 9½ | 19.44 | |
Perhaps the most striking fact elicited in the comparative
tables is the steady increase in the cost of refuse removal, whether
it be estimated as cost per load, per cubic yard, per house, or per
head of population.
The cost per load and per cubic yard of " rough dust," as it is
called, fluctuates from year to year within much wider limits than
the cost per head and per house. The cost per house and per
person has been almost continuously increasing during the nine
years, and this is the more remarkable in that there has been
during this time an enormous increase in the number of houses
in the district.
Looking at these figures alone it would appear as though,
with increase in the total amount of refuse collected, there was
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