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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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17.
OPERATIONAL STATISTICS.
| 10. | Area (statute acres) - land and inland water | 2,868 acres | |
| 11. | Population at 30th June, 1954 (Registrar-General'sEstimate) | 47,600 persons | |
| 12. | Total refuse collected (tons.) | 11,812 tons | |
| 13. | Weight per 1,000 population per day (365 days to year) | 14 cwts | |
| 14. | Number of premises from which refuse is collected | L 14,234 premises | |
| 15. | Premises from which daily collection is made | - % of tot | |
| 16. | Average haul, single journey, to final disposal point | 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 authorites) | 11,812 tons | |
| 19. | Methods of disposal (Salvage excluded): | ||
| Percentage | |||
| (a) Crude tipping | - | ||
| (b) Controlled tipping | 53 | ||
| (c) Direct incineration | - | ||
| (d) Separation and incineration | 47 | ||
| (e) Other methods | — | ||
| 100 | |||
| 20. | Salvage and Trade Refuse. | Analysis of income and tonnage: | |
| Income (included in Item 2) (I | Tonnage Collected included in Item 12) | ||
| £ | Tons | ||
| Salvage: | |||
| (a) Raw Kitchen Waste | 147 | 18 | |
| (b) Scrap Metal | 2225 | 541 | |
| (c) Waste Paper | 5388 | 658 | |
| (d) Other Salvage | 2290 | 322 | |
| (e) Totals | 10,050 | 1,539 | |
| Trade Refuse | 457 | 204 | |