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13.
OPERATIONAL STATISTICS
10. Area (statute acres) - land arid inland water 2868 acres
11. Population at JOth June, 1955 (Registrar-
General's Estimate) 47310 persons
12. Total refuse collected (tons) 11797 tons
13. Weight (cwts„) per 1,000 population per day
(365 days to year) 13.6 cvvts
14. Number of premises from which refuse is
collected 14337 premises
15. Premises from which collections are made
at least once weekly 100/5 of tota
16. Average haul, single journey, to final
disposal point (including miles by
secondary transport) 1 mile
17. Kerbside collection expressed as estimated
percentage of total collection Nil^o
18. Total refuse disposed of (of which Nil
tons were disposed of for other local
authorities) 11797 tons
19. Methods of disposal (Salvage excluded):
(a) Crude tipping - %
(b) Controlled tipping 51 %
(c) Direct incineration -%
(d) Separation and incineration 49 %
(e) Other methods
100 %
20o Salvage and Trade Refuse. Analysis of income and tonnage
Income Tonnage
(included in Collected
Item 2) (included in Item 12)
£ £
Salvage:
(a) Raw Kitchen Waste 170 24
(b) Scrap metal 2209 529
(c) Waste paper 6294 609
(d) CJther Salvage 2553 1083
(e) Totals 11226 2245
Trade Refuse: 423 200