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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chingford 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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HOUSE AND TRADE REFUSE
Table showing costs for the year ended 31st March, 1944
| Item. | Particulars | I—Collection | II—Disposal | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Including Depreciation or Loan charges | Excluding Loan charges etc. | Including Depreciation or Loan charges | Excluding Loan charges etc. | Including Depreciation or Loan charges | Excluding Loan charges etc. | ||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | ||||||
| (See Note a) | (See Note a) | (See Note a) | |||||||||||
| A | Gross expenditure | £4908 | 4776 | 5088 | 3838 | 9996 | 8614 | ||||||
| B | Gross income | 68 | 68 | 3849 | 3849 | 3917 | 3917 | ||||||
| C | Net cost | £4840 | 4708 | 1239 | - | 6079 | 4697 | ||||||
| Unit Costs | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| D | Gross expenditure per ton | 21 | 8½ | 21 | 1½ | 22 | 6 | 16 | 11¾ | 44 | 2½ | 38 | 1½ |
| E | Gross income, per ton | 3½ | 3½ | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 3½ | 17 | 3½ | ||
| F | Net cost, perton | 21 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 6 | - | - | 26 | 11 | 20 | 10 |
| G | Net cost, per 1,000 popu | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||
| lation | 128 | 124 | 33 | - | 161 | 124 | |||||||
| H | Net cost, per 1,000 houses | ||||||||||||
| or premises from which | |||||||||||||
| refuse is collected | 421 | 409 | 107 | - | 528 | 409 | |||||||
1. Total refuse collected (in tons) 4,518
2. Population (Mid-Year) 37,860
3. Weight per 1,000 population per day
(in cwts.) 6.5
4. Number of occupied houses and
premises (end of year, 1943) 11,475 (approx.)
Note.—(a) "Loan charges" include interest on loans ; repayment of loans,
£1,003 ; revenue contributions to capital outlay and capital receipts.
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