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(ii) Public Cleansing.
House refuse was removed weekly by hired
covered motor vans. During the year a change was
made from the previous arrangements of a contract for
the whole service to hiring vehicles and drivers only,
and employing the Council's own employees for all
other purposes. It is expected that in the next year
the transition will be taken further by the introduction
of Council-owned vehicles and their own drivers. The
refuse was disposed of at the contractor's tip near the
district boundary by the method and with the appropriate
precautions of controlled tipping Precautionary
measures were again taken against fly nuisance during
certain months and appear to have been effective.
Salvage operations continued during the year
throughout the district. The yield showed a continued
tendency to decrease, but 411 tons of salvage materials
of all descriptions were collected, sorted and disposed
of, including 157 tons of paper. In addition, 167 tons
of kitchen waste was collected and disposed of to a
concentrator plant at Stapleford Abbotts.
Road gullies (in streets under the Council's control)
are emptied by a mechanical suction process.
The gullies are cleared three times in each year and resealed
with clean water after emptying.
(iii) Sanitary Inspection of the Area.