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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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OPERATIONAL STATISTICS
| 9 | Mileage of streets cleansed | 60.6 miles |
| 10 | Frequency of cleansing: | |
| (a) At least once daily | -% | |
| (b) Three to six times weekly | 5% | |
| (c) Twice weekly | -% | |
| (d) Once weekly | 35% | |
| (e) Less than once weekly | 60% | |
| 11 | Percentage of street cleansing done by mechanical means | 20% |
| 12 | Number of street gullies cleansed | 3623 |
| 13 | Number of gully cleansings during year (number of gullies x number of cleansings) | 8773 |
| 14 | Percentage of gully cleansing done by mechanical means | 100% |
| 15 | Population at 30th June 1964 (Registrar-General's Estimate) | 46,320 |
16 Remarks:
Item: 1 (iv) Gully cleansing is carried out by contractors
and the figures include labour and transport.
Item: 11 Eighty per cent of sweeping carried out by
manual labour only and four electric trucks
are used for conveyance of sweepings.