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East Ham 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Collection of House Refuse.
21,241 tons of house refuse have been collected as compared
with 21,289 during; the previous year.
The collection and disposal of house refuse in recent years
has received considerable attention. The Minister of Health has
published a report showing the costs in the 80 Great Towns, some
of the figures are extraordinary, when compared with East Ham,
for example, our quantity of refuse is exactly half in weight
compared with the average of the other Great Towns, and the
cost per 1,000 of the population is £70 less.

Table: HOUSE REFUSE COLLECTION.

HOUSE REFUSE COLLECTION.

Loads.Tons.
1926192719261927
January9499032,1521,912
February8628102,0141,763
March1,0329432,1932,033
April9579481,9651,864
May8829331,7081,741
June8818741.5511,520
July9388791,6411,609
August8189001,4031,589
September8578511,4971,624
October8368861,5601,768
Nov< mber8259061,7601,886
December8869051,8451,932
Total10,72310,73821,28921,241

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Trade Refuse Collection.
The policy of the Council for many years has been to collect
trade refuse (excluding offensive matter) from shops twice weekly