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13.
OPERATIONAL STATISTICS
10. Area (statute acres) -land and inland water 2868 acres
11. Population at 30th June, 1956 (Registrar-
General's Estimate) 46840 persons
12. Total refuse collected 12044 tons
13. Weight per 1,000 population per day
(365 days to year) 14.1 cwts
14. Number of premises from which refuse is
collected 14378 premises
15. Premises from which collections gre made
at least once weekly 100% of total
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 %
18. Total refuse disposed of (of which Nil tons
were disposed of for other local authorities) 12044 tons
19. Methods of disposal (salvage excluded)
(a) Crude tipping %
(b) Controlled tipping 45%
(c) Direct incineration. %
(d) Separation and incineration 55%
(e) Other methods %
100%