[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Belper (Union) R.D.C.

  • Belper (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Belper (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SCAVENGING- During 1972, the cleansing services of the Council remained as in the previous year covering the whole district by the direct labour scheme for the collection of house refuse, the emptying of pail closets and the emptying of cesspools and septic tanks. _ During the early part and middle of 1973 control of the cleansing services was re-organised to the extent that a Transport and Cleansing Officer was appointed, and a new general foreman was designated as Cleansing General Foreman. Thus has enabled the work of plating and testing of all the Council s vehicles, which had to be completed by the 30th September, 1973, to be earned out systematically so that the future annual testing can be spread over the twelve months. House Defuse Collection The district is divided into five areas for the purpose of house refuse collection. One driver-loader and four collectors work in the parishesof Duffield and Ouamdon. One driver-loader and oneoollector clear the scattered Western Parishes, ana this lorry and the Duf lorry are garaged at the Duffield depot. Two teams, each consisting of a driver-loader and four collectors work the Kilburn depot and collect from the parishes of Holbrook, Horsley, Kilburn, Denby, Horsley Joodhouse, Smalley Mapperley, and Shipley, the number of premises being almost equally divided between the two teams. The previous practice of using a smaller lorry in parts of the northern parishes in addition to a large lorry been discontinued and two larger lorries now operate from the Crich depot, but'the collection is assisted by the provision of P°ly«^eWorries are liners at some of the more inaccessible premises. These two lonies are manned by two drivers and five collectors, with some interchange of duties taking place to help out with cesspool emptying during most weeks. Mxw Colin Fantom, foreman at the Crich depot has been promoted to Cleansing General Foreman, and still carries out useful repair, wpljMjent, and maintenance work on all the vehicles, but Itls position at Crich has n been filled. One loader off the Duffield team had an initial course of . instruction and two refresher courses at the Ambergate Heavy Goods Vehic e Driver's School of Training, but failed the test and subsequently 1 the Council’s service. A loader off the Smalley team, the holder of_a provisional licence for a car, attended the initial fortnight's training 'course and passed the test at the end of the course. There are now three collectors who are reserve drivers, and prove to be extremely useful during the frequent periods of holidays ana sicioness. The total labour force on refuse collection excluding the general foreman, is 26 men working from depots at Crich, Kilburn, and Duffield, with six lorries in constant use and one stand-by vehicle m the event breakdown, maintenance and testing. Refuse Tips During the winter months the Duffield, Western Parishes, Kilburn and Smalley lorries deliver refuse to the tip at parley Abbey, an e refuse from the northern area is tipped at the tip off^Inns ane, ou Win-field. These tips are owned by the Council, and m addition we pay a small r-lnt for tipuing rights at Hilt's Quarry, Crich which we retain for use in emergencies. During the summer months all house refuse is delivered to the South Wingfield tip. The Darley Abbey tip is outside the Council's area and in close proximity to good residential and in order to remove all suspicion of nuisance^the tip face is thoroughly sealed et the end of March and house refuse tipping discontinues until t beginning of October. By agreement, the Derby County Borough Council uses the Darley Abbey tip for disposing of some road sweeping.