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East Ham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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HOUSE REFUSE COLLECTION.
| Loads. | Tons. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 1925 | 1924 | 1925 | |
| January | 897 | 979 | 2,163 | 2,261 |
| February | 725 | 782 | 1,779 | 1,925 |
| March | 1,042 | 891 | 2,339 | 2,076 |
| April | 895 | 889 | 1,911 | 1,957 |
| May | 890 | 852 | 1,895 | 1,748 |
| June | 741 | 929 | 1,502 | 1,362 |
| July | 675 | 868 | 1,289 | 1,480 |
| August | 697 | 830 | 1,334 | 1,698 |
| September | 982 | 828 | 1,891 | 1,571 |
| October | 854 | 895 | 1,903 | 1,788 |
| November | 767 | 1,019 | 1,893 | 2,118 |
| December | 772 | 949 | 1,909 | 1,936 |
| Total | 9,829 | 10,711 | 21,808 | 21,920 |
Trade Refuse Collection,
The policy of the Council for many years has been to collect
tradesmen's refuse free of charge twice weekly and this system
continues to work satisfactorily, the only condition being that
the refuse is placed in a convenient position ready for the collector,
who calls regularly on the same day and hour.
The refuse is taken to the destructor for disposal, and during
the year 2,074 loads were collected.
Dust-Bins.
Under the provisions of the East Ham Improvement Act,
1903, the Council have power to call upon owners to provide
every dwelling house with a suitable receptacle for containing
house refuse, and during the year 602 such premises were reported
to the Public Health Committee and Notices served upon the
owners. In the event of failure to comply with this Notice, the