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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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OPERATIONAL STATISTICS
| 10. Area (statute acres) - land and inland water | 2868 acres | |
| 11. Population at 30th June, 1958 (Registrar-General's Estimate) | 46030 persons | |
| 12. Total refuse collected | 11281 tons | |
| 13. Weight per 1,000 population per day (365 days to year) | 13.43 cwts | |
| 14. Number of premises from which refuse is collected | 14562 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) | 11281 tons | |
| 19. Methods of disposal (Salvage excluded) | ||
| (a) Crude tipping | ||
| (b) Controlled tipping | 47 % | |
| (c) Direct incineration | - % | |
| (d) Separation and incineration | 53 % | |
| (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 | 145 | 17 |
| (b) Scrap Metal | 3382 | 556 |
| (c) Waste Paper | 6568 | 673 |
| (d) Other Salvage | 1971 | 660 |
| 12066 | 1906 | |
| 21. Trade Refuse. | ||
| (a) Income | £648 | |
| (b) Tonnage | 745 | |