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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
West Ham 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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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 amounted to 28,151 loads, a decrease of 201 loads on the
previous year.
The shoots on which the above house refuse was deposited are set out below: –
| Out of Borough. | ||||
| Ley ton Dust Destructor | 2,021 | |||
| In the Borough. | ||||
| Temple Mills (Messrs. C. Abbott & Sons) | 8,109 | |||
| „ (Mr. R. Chapman) | 2,503 | |||
| (Mr. Clay) | 2,217 | |||
| Beekton Road (West Ham Corporation) | 10,350 | |||
| South West Ham Goods Station (Mr. H. Allen) | 2,951 | |||
| Itiads | Approximate weight in tons. | Average daily collections in loads. | Loads previous year, 1903 | |
| Northern Division | 15,449 | 27,036 | 50.32 | 15,630 |
| Southern Division | 12,702 | 24,134 | 41 37 | 12,722 |
During the year about 900 loads of old ashes have been taken
away from the Beekton Road Shoot for brickmaking.