London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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20.
0PERATIONAL STATISTICS.
9. Mileage of streets cleansed 55.89
10. Frequency of cleansing:
(a) At least once daily - %
(b) Three to five times weekly 5 %
(c) Twice weekly - %
(d) Once weekly 95 %
(e) Less than once weekly - %
l1. Percentage of street clcansing done by
mechanical means Nil %
12. Number of street gullies cleansed 3223
13. Number of gulley cleansings during year.
(Number of gullies x number of cleansings) 7595
14. Percentage of gully cleansing done by
mechanical means 100%
15. Remarks
Item 1 (iv) Gully Cleansing is carried out
by Contractors and the figure
includes labour and transport.
Item 11 Sweeping not by mechanical means,
but is carried out by manual labour
and three electric trucks used for
conveyance of sweepings.