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(iii) Collection and Disposal of Refuse.—The Borough Engineer
also kindly supplied the following information: —
Tons
The total amount of refuse collected 47,326
„ „ disposed of by barge 25,637
„ „ „ at Destructor 3,041
„ „ „ at tip 18,648
Collection of Salvage:— Tons Income
Wastepaper 833 £5,943
Kitchen Waste 1,893 £5,113
2,726 £11,056
The Refuse Destructor Works. Suffolk Road, closed on 31st
October, 1950. From 1st November all refuse was tipped on the
shoot of the Barking Corporation.
(iv) Sanitary Inspection of the Area.—The following is a summary
of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year: —
Houses and premises inspected 20,759
Houses and premises reinspected (work in progress) 20,524
Visits during disinfection 978
Houses in which nuisances were detected 1,364
Houses in which nuisances were abated 1,564*
Premises disinfected 497
Premises from which articles only disinfected 90
Articles disinfected 2,114
Premises disinfested for verminous conditions 31
* Includes 489 nuisances detected before 1st January, 1950.
In addition to the above, 575 notices (102 statutory and 473 informal)
served previous to 1st January, 1950, were also complied with.