Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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13.
OPERATIONAL STATISTICS.
10. Area (statute acres) - land and inland water | 2868 acres |
11. Population at 30th June, 1953 (Registrar -General's Estimate) | 47,770 persons |
12. Total refuse collected | 11,490 tons |
13. Weight per 1,000 population per day (365 days to year) | 13.18 cwts |
14. Number of premises from which refuse is collected | 14,117 premises |
15. Promises from which daily collection is made | - % of total |
16. Average haul by collection vchicle to disposal point (single journey) | 1 mile |
17. Kerbside collection, if practised, expressed as estimated percentage of total collection | - % |
18. Total refuse disposed of (of which nil tons were disposed of for other local authorities) | 11.490 tons |
19. Methods of disposal (Salvage excluded): | |
percentage | |
(a) Crude tipping | - |
(b) Controlled tipping | 51 |
(c) Direct incineration | - |
(d) Separation and incineration | 49 |
(c) Other methods | - |
100 |
20. Salvage and Trade Refuse. Analysis of income and tonnage;
Income (included in Item 2) | Tonnage Collected (included in Item 12) | |
---|---|---|
Salvage: | Tons | |
(a) Raw Kitchen Waste | 153 | 18 |
(b) Scrap Metal | 1951 | 493 |
(c) Waste paper | 4768 | |
(d) Other Salvage | 2029 | 1121 |
(e) Totals | 8901 | 2249 |
Trade Refuse | 437 | 203 |