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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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16.
OPERATIONAL STATISTICS
9. Mileage of streets cleansed 56
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 -%
11. Percentage of street cleansing done by
mechanical means Nil%
12. Number of street gullies cleansed 3259
13. Number of gully cleansings during year
(Number of gullies x number of cleansings) 7674
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 carried out by manual
labour and three electric trucks
are used for conveyance of sweepings.