Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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17.
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 | 3301 |
13. | Number of gully cleansings during year (Number of gullies x number of cleansings) | 7780 |
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. |