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Woolwich 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE XXVI
Surveyor's Report upon the cost of disposal of Refuse at the Destructor,
Dockyard Wharf.
8th October, 1895.
Gentlemen,
I have much pleasure in presenting my Second Annual Report of the working
of the Refuse Destructor for the period of one year ending 6th December, 1894.
The quantity of refuse that passed through the cells during that period
amounted to 10,573 loads, being an increase of 606 loads on the previous year.
The cost of the disposal of which, under the old system of barging away, at
1/6 per cubic yard, would have been £1,585 19 O, calculating each load to represent
two cubic yards.
319 tons of fishmongers' and butchers' ofl'al were also destroyed during
the year.
The outgoings of the Destructor, including capital ancl interest on loans wages, breeze for cremator, gas, water and other expenses, were as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital and Interest on Loans for erection of Destructor | 486 | 5 | 10 | ||||||
| Wages, gross | 587 | 13 | 2 | ||||||
| 75 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| By Sale of Clinkers, etc., 1,137 loads at 6d. per load | 28 | 8 | 6 | ||||||
| 103 | 15 | 6 | |||||||
| 483 | 17 | 8 | |||||||
| Carting away old tins, 67 loads at 2/6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| Breeze for Cremator, 294 cubic yards at 2/6 | 36 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Gas | 31 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| Water | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Repairs to Barrows, etc. | 8 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| Two New Navvy Barrows | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Repairs to Cells, etc., and to Destructor generally | 48 | 14 | 9 | ||||||
| Clogs for Stokers | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| £1113 | 19 | 7 | |||||||
| s. | d. | ||||||||
| The removal by Barges would have cost | 1585 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| The disposal of the same quantity by Destructor cost | 1113 | 19 | 7 | ||||||
| Shewing a saving of | 19 | 5 | |||||||
The saving would have been greater during this period but for the increase
of the wages of the stokers. However, it is satisfactory to me to be able to shew a
saving for the year greater than that for the first year.
Yours obediently,
H. O. THOMAS, A.M.I.C.E.,
Surveyor.
NOTE.—The Destructor was erected on land belonging to the Board, and
the value of such land is not included in the above statement.