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Sestion C.—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
OF THE AREA
Water Supplies.
A hard, pure and constant piped water supply is provided
by the Metropolitan Water Board; the supply has been satisfactory
in both quality and quantity.
Rivers and Streams.
It was found necessary in two instances to take action in
connection with the pollution of watercourses and the River
Ching.
Public Cleansing.
A weekly collection of refuse and salvage was maintained
and the total weight of refuse disposed of at the Works was 10,862
tons This was a considerable increase over the amount collected
in the previous year, namely, 8 542 tons; the population midyear
1948 was 46,610, as compared with 45,430 for the previous
year.
The net cost per ton for the collection of refuse was 16s. 7d.
as against 19/9id. for the year ended March. 1948, and 14/-d. for
the year ended March, 1947. The net cost per ton for the disposal
of refuse was 7/1d. as against 8/l¾d. for the previous year and
9/6¼d. for the year ended March, 1947.
The net expenditure for the collection and disposal of refuse
and salvage was £12 831, as against £11,926 for the previous
year, and, although expenditure continued to rise unit costs
per ton showed a decrease owing to the greater tonnage of refuse
brought into the Works. The total income from all sources was
£5,156, as compared with £4,847 for the previous year. The
income from the sale of waste paper was £2,278.
The Incentive Bonus Scheme which was mentioned in the
report for 1947 appears to have functioned satisfactorily, and
during the two years in which the Scheme has been in operation
the employees have qualified for the 20 per cent. bonus which
accrues when the rales exceed £3 000.
The Council continued the collection of kitchen waste from
communal bins in the town, and the material was transported
to the approved concentration plant at Stanleford Abbots.
Representation was again made to the Board of Trade for permission
to deliver this material to the concentration plant at
Tottenham, but once again the application of the local authority
was not successful.
Seventeen street orderlies were engaged in the sweeping of
streets in the Borough. The Road Sweeping Machine was not
delivered during the period under review.
Road gullies were cleansed by contract as in previous years.
The Public Sanitary Conveniences were maintained in good
condition throughout the year.
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