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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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13.
OPERATIONAL STATISTICS
| 10. | Area (statute acres) - land and inland water | 2868 acres | |
| 11. | Population at 30th June, 1959 (Registrar-Oeneral' s Estimate) | 46030 persons | |
| 12. | Total refuse collected | 11989 tons | |
| 13. | Weight per 1,000 population per day (365 days to year) | 14.27 cwts | |
| 14. | Number of premises from which refuse is collected | 14,651 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) | 11989 tons | |
| 19. | Methods of disposal (Salvage excluded): | ||
| (a) Crude tipping | -% | ||
| (b) Controlled tipping | 41 % | ||
| (c) Direct incineration | 59 % | ||
| (d) Separation and incineration | - % | ||
| (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 | 95 | 15 | |
| (b) Scrap Metal | 2916 | 574 | |
| (c) Waste Paper | 6591 | 806 | |
| (d) Other Salvage | 2143 | 691 | |
| 11745 | 2086 | ||
| 21. | Trade Refuse: | ||
| (a) Income | £676 | ||
| (b) Tonnage | 733 tons | ||