[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.

  • Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    House Refuse Collection. Finar dal year endirg 31st IMarch 1946 1945 1939 1929 No. of houses and other prem- ises to which collection ser- vice was given 16,575 16,110 15,264 12,500 Average No. of ashbins cleansed per week 10,160 9,100 15,619 8,546 Average No. of privy middens cleansed per week . . 2 2 7 No data Average No. of pail closets cleansed per week . . 82 190* 90 No data Average No. of cesspools cleansed per week . . 16 20-6 10 No data No. of ashpits emptied through- out the year 11,204 Total refuse collected in tons (estimated), excluding night soil 17,205 18,850 22,282 20,733 * This average figure includes cleansing of 195 A.R.P. Shelter Pails three times per month up to the end of September, when service ceased. A. General. Costs. Financial year ending 31st IMarch 1946 1945 1939 1929 * Total net cost of collection and disposal Capital cost defrayed out of £\4,2SS £10,989 £8,9\S ;/:i 0,329 revenue with loan charges £5 S3 £1,8S9 £4S6 Nil Expenditure for all purposes. . Income from trade refuse and ;^'14,841 4) 12,848 £9,37\ ^1(',329 miscellaneous sales and royalties /486 ;^556 £\03 /h3 Net expenditure for all purposes ;^r4,355 ;^'12,292 £9,268 ^10,316 Rateable value ;^'294,748 £294,688 ;^269,047 /213,618 IToduct of penny rate £hl7S £1,178 ;^1,099 %S12 Total rates in Net cost — equivalent rate in 18 A 17/- 16/- 15/3 the £ Percentage of above total rates l/0-22d. 10-43d. 8-433d. ll-6d. in the £ Total net cost per premises 5-66% S-1 1 0/ 0 1 1 /o 4-392% 6-342/3 cleansed 17/4 15/3 12/11 16/6 Weight (in cwts.) per 1,000 population per day (365 days) 16-02 17-48 19-82 19-3