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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9. Mileage of streets cleansed | 58 |
10. Frequency of cleansing: | |
(a) At least once daily | |
(b) Three to six times weekly | |
(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 | 3341 |
13. Number of gully cleansings during year (Number of gullies x number of cleansings) | 7965 |
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 throe electric trucks are used for conveyance of sweepings. |