[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Stoke-upon-Trent Borough.

  • Stoke-on-Trent (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Stoke-upon-Trent Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The year has proved a record one. Ashpits and ashbins have been cleared more regularly and frequently than in previous years and practically no complaints were received. There has been a large increase in the number of dust-bins with weekly emptyings and a decrease in the number of ashpits. The Publicity Campaign under¬ taken in 1922-23 assisted in reducing the number of dust-bins with wet contents and in diminishing the bulk of the refuse to be collected. Through the Education Department, the aid of teachers was secured and prizes to the value of ^20 were offered to school children for the best essays on the subject of “The Use and Abuse of Dust-bins.” Leaflets were distributed generally and a film produced and exhibited at the cinemas. It has not been possible to introduce motor haulage for the removal of nightsoil from the northern portion of the district on account of the bad condition of the road to Tunstall Sewage Works. * The average number of teams employed by the Corporation during 1923 was 60. Of these 15 were h;irecl and 45 owned by the Corporation. The number of teams owned by the Corporation was the same as in 1922. These teams were exclusive of five motor vehicles. The cost per ton of removing house refuse in December 1923 was Six Shillings and Four Pence, while in December 1922 it was Six Shillings and Nine Pence. Nighsoil from several districts has still to be tipped on sites in the Borough situated at:—Packmoor, Brindley Ford, Chell Heath, Milton, Bucknall and Hanford: in all other cases it is dealt with at the Sewage Works. Prior to the Extension of the Borough Boundaries in April, 1922, all nightsoil was taken to the Sewage Works; all the foregoing districts are parts of the added areas. The following table shows the amount of refuse removed during the past four years :- 1 920 1 92 1 1922 1923 Loads destroyed (ashes) ... 39,844 37,948 38,350 41,246 Loads tipped (ashes) ... 15,621 24,769 26,545 21,703 Total loads of refuse removed (ashes) ... 55,465 62,717 61,895 62,949 Weight destroyed (tons) (ashes) ... 45.051 46,490 44,433 47,744 Tubs of nightsoil removed 8,520 7,356 1 L347 1 1,071 There are four Destructors in the area, one each at Burslem, Hanley, Stoke and Longton. The following is a record of the work done at the Destructor Works: — Hanley Destructor Works. The weight of refuse destroyed during the year 1923 was 14,589 tons. The weight of mortar made and sold was 918 tons n\ cwts. Concrete slabs manufactured, 692 square yards. Concrete slabs sold, 896 square yards. Scrap Tin sold, 14 tons 9 cwts. Crushed Clinker sold, 50 tons.