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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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14.
OPERATIONAL STATISTICS
| 10. | Area (statute acres) - land and inland water | 2868 acres | ||
| 11. | Population at 30th June, 1957 (Registrar-General's Estimate) | 46450 persons | ||
| 12. | Total refuse collected | 12200 tons | ||
| 13. | Weight per 1,000 population per day (365 days to year) | 14.4 cwts. | ||
| 14. | Number of premises from which refuse is collected | 14421 premises | ||
| 15. | Premises from which collections are 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) | 12200 tons | ||
| 19. | Methods of disposal (salvage excluded) | |||
| (a) Crude tipping | - | |||
| (b) Controlled tipping | 56 % | |||
| (c) Direct incineration | - % | |||
| (d) Separation and incineration | 44 % | |||
| (e) Other methods | - % | |||
| 100 % | ||||
| 20. | Salvage. Analysis of income and tonnage: | |||
| Income (included in item 2.) | Tonnage Collected (included in item 12.) | |||
| £ | Tons | |||
| (a) Raw Kitchen Waste | 162 | 21 | ||
| (b) Scrap Metal | 3133 | 516 | ||
| (c) Waste Paper | 5913 | 724 | ||
| (d) Other Salvage | 2375 | 639 | ||
| 11583 | 1900 | |||
21, Trade Refuse.
(a) Income £585
(b) Tonnage 760