[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford U.D.C.

  • Castleford (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tables covering the work are as follows: Collection Refuse collected during the year was as follows Tons Cwts Ashbins 19,393 9 Ashpits (dry) 410 0 Ashpits (wet) 162 10 Shop refuse 1,130 5 Cesspools 4,753 0 25,849 4 The cost of the above was £18,085, of which £724 was duo to the cleansing of cesspools. Market refuse removed during the year was 140 tons 10 cwts, the cost of which was borne by the Markets Committee. In addition to this tradespeople and others conveyed some 189 tons of general waste to the destructor, and an amount, not fully ascertainable to the tips. Tips Tons Cwts Ashbins 19,393 9 Ashpits (dry) 410 0 Ashpits (wet) 162 10 Destructor v/aste 144 16 Street Cleansing 1,209 6 Gully Cleansing 1,295 10 22,615 11 plus trade waste and covering material at a cost of £1,775. Destructor Tons Cwts Shop Refuse 1,130 5 Market Refuse 140 10 General Trade Waste 189 6 1,460 1 At a cost of £1,108. Salvage Salvageable materials sold during the year were as follows:- Tons Cwts Qrs Paper 254 8 0 Metals 146 12 i 401 0 3 The cost of the collection, sorting and despatch of this material amounted to £2103, including bonus paid to workmen of £36.6.10d. The income produced was £3,300. -24-