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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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collection and disposal of house and trade refuse cost statement 1956/57
| Item | Particulars 1 | Collection 2 | Disposal 3 | Totals 4 | Percentage of total gross expenditure 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE ACCOUNT | £ | £ | £ | % | ||||
| 1 | Gross expenditure: | |||||||
| (i) Labour | 9991 | 8531 | 18522 | 54 | ||||
| (ii) Transport | 7509 | — | 7509 | 22 | ||||
| (iii) Plant, equipment, land and buildings | 38 | 4115 | 4153 | 12 | ||||
| (iv) Other items | 963 | 3210 | 4173 | ____12 | ||||
| (v) Total gross expenditure | 18501 | 15856 | 34357 | 100 | ||||
| 2 | gross income | 43 5 | 11729 | 12164 | - | |||
| 3 | NET COST | 18066 | 4127 | 22193 | - | |||
| 4 | Capital expenditure met from revenue (included above) | - | 1017 | 1017 | ||||
| UNIT COSTS | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | ||
| 5 | Gross cost per ton, labour only | 16. | 7. | 14. | 2. | 30. | 9. | |
| 6 | Gross cost per ton, transport only | 12. | 6. | - | - | 12. | 6. | |
| 7 | Net cost (all expenditure) per ton | 30. | 0. | 6. | 10. | 36. | 10. | |
| £ | £ | £ | ||||||
| 8 | Net cost per 1,000 population | 386 | 88 | 474 | ||||
| 9 | Net cost per 1,000 premises | 1257 | 287 | 1544 | ||||