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schools, hospitals and large trade premises. It is proposed in 1969 to
acquire steam washing plant and to have the containers cleaned
thoroughly at frequent intervals.
There was a small advance in September in the prices received for
all grades ofwastepaper and the Board Mills have been pleased to accept
unrestricted deliveries; but there are no worthwhile financial gains for
local authorities in this business and as the plant at 11 ford is very old
and the depot at Woodford is affected by plans for new major highways,
in 1969 the Health Committee must consider whether the reasons for
continuing to separate wastepaper from other refuse are sound.
The routine services of the Refuse Collection Section have continued
without major interruption. There is a steady growth in the demand
for collection of old furniture and other bulky rubbish, and a second
"Kuka Shark" (now made in Britain) which permits the acceptance of
such items at the time of the dustmen's normal weekly call has been
acquired. Redbridge Council has gone to some lengths to publicise the
G.L.C's. service for accepting bulky rubbish at selected depots and,
although the illicit dumping of this kind of rubbish on the Council's rural
lanes is still a serious and expensive problem, there has been some
improvement.
Street
Cleansing
During the year the London Boroughs Management Services Work
Study Group have worked closely with the officers of the Borough Engineer's
Public Cleansing Section anda detailed scheme for reorganisation
should be ready in 1969.
This very well equipped Section maintained scheduled frequencies
for street cleaning throughout the year: residential streets were cleaned
weekly and busier thoroughfares from twice weekly up to several times
daily in the central area.
Gullies cleansed 56,249
Public
Conveniences
A new public convenience was opened at Christchurch Green, Wanstead,
in August. The building is well appointed and will provide the
same facilities now available in the Council's other 21 public conveniences
which include free paper towels, soap and hot water in
addition to free toilet facilities.
Plans for a further convenience at Broadmead Road, Woodford are
being considered.