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Collection of House Refuse. -The house refuse of the
Borough is collected twice a week, the receptacles being placed outside
the houses by the occupiers, and collected by the Corporation
vehicles.
The total amount collected during the 307 working days of the
year 1903 amounted to 28,403 loads, an increase of 142 loads on the
.
previous year.
The shoots on which the above house refuse was deposited are
set out below :—
Out of Borough.
Wanstead Brickfield (Messrs. East & Barrett) 654
Wanstead Ballast Hole (Mr. Allerton) 26
In the Borough.
Temple Mills (Messrs. C. Abbott & Sons 11,464
„ (Messrs. R. Chapman & Son) 2,713
South West Ham Goods Station (Mr. H. Allen) 3,484
Beckton Road (West Ham Corporation) 10,062
Loads.
Approximate
weight
in tons.
Average
daily
collections
in loads.
Loads
previous
year, 1902.
Northern Division
Southern Division
16,057
12,346
28,099
24,692
52.30
40.21
16,016
12,245
During the last two months 1,282 loads of old ashes have been
taken away from the Beckton Road Shoot to make up a football
ground off Prince Regent's Lane.