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The plant as a whole has proved very efficient, and has
effected a considerable financial saving.
The national appeal for every ounce of salvageable material
to be extracted for the war effort and the opening up of the
various markets has enabled us to move the accumulation of various
grades of scrap that have been stored at these Works while the
markets were dead.
STREET CLEANSING.
Despite the black-out conditions and the reduction in sweepers,
every endeavour has been made to maintain the present standard of
street cleansing.
The frequency of sweepings has naturally had to be reduced,
and various pre-war schemes such as building sub-depots, have had
to be cancelled. The interchanging of street orderly bins has
proved a great success.
The sweepers' trucks have been converted so that in the event
of an emergency they could be used as stretcher carriers. They
are now distributed to the various First Aid and Cleansing
Centres throughout the Borough.
GULLEY CLEANSING.
The periodical cleansing, disinfecting and scaling of the
gulleys has been carried out mechanically, and the machine has
now been adapted so that it can be used for Decontamination work
and fire-fighting.
GENERAL.
Despite the war and the damage sustained at these works through
enemy action, the normal work of the Department has been carried
out regularly.
Considerable loss was caused on one occasion when a fire,
resulting from a number of Incendiary Bombs gutted the garage and
stores, but, fortunately, owing to the scattered policy which
operated, all the vehicles were saved.
Various plots of land previously laid out as gardens have nov.:
been cultivated as allotments, and good crops of vegetables have
been obtained during the past year.
A new and up-to-date salvage building has been erected, also a
garage whereby the whole of the Department's vehicles will be
under cover, and practically every type of repair executed under
decent working conditions.
The installation of an electrically controlled road and rail
weighbridge, capable of weighing the heaviest loads we are ever
likely to handle, was completed during this year, and has proved
to be a great asset to the Department
( iii) SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.

Failing compliance with Statutory Notices by the owners, the
Council carried out these requirements to 13 houses involving an
expenditure of £234.,8.1.
10.