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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
Table No. 3.
| Maximum number of carts employed on any one day in 1917 | 36 |
| Minimum number of carts employed on any one day in 1917 | 3 |
| Average number of carts employed daily in 1917 | 18 |
| Maximum number of men employed on any one day in 1917 | 76 |
| Minimum number of men employed on any one day in 1917 | 6 |
| Total number of complaints received in 1917 | 1526 |
| Percentage of complaints to total number of houses | 648 |
Table No. 4.
| Quantity collected in cubic yards in 1917 | 72,673 | |
| Quantity collected in tons in 1917 | 23,569 | |
| Total cost of collection as per contract in 1917 | £9,596 | |
| Number of houses occupied at Midsummer, 1917 | 23,537 | |
| Population at Midsummer, 1917 | 169,344 | |
| Refuse collected per house in 1917 in cubic yards | 31 | |
| Refuse collected per head in 1917 in cubic yads | 0.43 | |
| Cost per cubic yard | 31.7d. | |
| Cost per house | 8s. | l¾d. |
| Cost per head | 13.6d. | |
Table No. 5.
| Total number of loads removed in 1917 | 9,630 | |
| Average number of loads per day | 30.7 | |
| Average cost per load | 19s. | 11¼d. |
| Average load in cubic yards | 7.55 | |