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Willesden 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE. TABLE OF QUANTITIES.
| Year. | Annual quantity collected. | †Standard Quantities in cubic yards. | No. of Houses in District, Michaelmas. | Population of district, Michaelmas. | Amount of Refuse collected per house per annum. | Amount of Refuse per head of population. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In cubic yds. | In tons. | ||||||
| 1900.1 | 79,875 | 25,905 | 84,100 | 16,820 | 115,201 | Cubic yds. 4.7 | Cubic yd. .69 |
| 1901.2 | 83,587 | 27,109 | 86,290 | 17,258 | 117,619 | 4.8 | .71 |
| 1902.3 | 91,170 | 29,568 | 90,940 | 18,188 | 123,987 | 5.0 | .73 |
| 1903.4 | 99,761 | 32,354 | 95,860 | 19,172 | 130,621 | 5.2 | .76 |
| 1904.5 | 99,510 | 32,273 | 100,045 | 20,009 | 135,613 | 4.9 | .73 |
| 1905.6 | 88,860 | 28,819 | 80,866 | 20,735 | 140,692 | 4.3 | .63 |
| 1906.7 | 79,137 | 25,666 | 82,325 | 21,109 | 142,772 | 3.7 | .55 |
| 1907.8 | 80,100 | 25,978 | 83,791 | 21,485 | 141,912 | 3.7 | .55 |
| 1908.9 | 86,002 | 27,912 | 85,199 | 21,846 | 149,744 | 3.9 | .57 |
| 1909.10 | 82,442 | 26,738 | 86,069 | 22,069 | 151,000 | 3.7 | .55 |
†Standard quantities are calculated upon the respective mean quantities of refuse collected per house (5.0 cubic yards during
the qui Equennium 1900.4 and 3.9 cubic yards during the quinquennium 1905.9). They represent the theoretical number of cubic
yards of refuse removed per annum on the assumption that the mean quantity per house had remained constant for all houses
during the respective five yearly periods. The quantity in the respective quinquennia rises steadily and proportionately to the
number of new houses added to the district.