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During the year 24,517 tons of refuse were collected and the
net cost of collection per ton for the financial year ended March,
1937, was 8s. l0d.
Seven hundred and eighty-five defective and unsuitable
receptacles have been replaced during the year.
Statistics as to Refuse Collection, 1936-37.
Number of collection days 305
Aggregate number of days vehicles employed 3,355
Average number of vehicles employed per day 11
Total mileage run 50,419
Tonnage collected 24,517
Weight in cwts. per 1,000 population per day 11.20
Average weight collected per van day 7 tons 61/4 cwts.
Total cost of collection (including loan charges) £10,846
Cost per ton for collection 9s. 31/4d.
Income from collection of trade refuse, etc. £516
Income per ton of refuse collected 5d.
Net cost per ton for collection 8s. l0d.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
Sanitary Inspector's Duties.
(Report of Medical Officer of Health).
The duties of a sanitary inspector are imposed by a very large
and continually increasing number of statutes, orders, regulations
and by-laws.
The Sanitary Officers' Regulations, 1935 (Article 27)
prescribe the following statutory duties:—
The sanitary inspector as regards the district for which he is
appointed shall, except as provided by Article 28 of these Regulations
(1) perform under the general direction of the medical officer
of health all the duties imposed on a sanitary inspector by statute
and by any orders, regulations or directions from time to time made
or given by the Minister, and by any by-laws or instructions of the
local authority applicable to his office;
(2) by inspection of his district, both systematically and at
intervals as occasion requires, keep himself informed of the sanitary
circumstances of the district and of the nuisances therein that
require abatement;