[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Brighouse Borough.

  • Brighouse (England). Council. nb2008024084.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Brighouse Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Due to traffic conditions in Huddersfield Road it became necessary to use the bin liner system there in 44 instances also. The normal dustbin collection service from trade premises is supplemented by a waste paper service, together with a limited number of additional refuse collections from certain food premises, on payment. The Council also operate a garden refuse collection scheme using special plastic sacks. These are sold at 5p each at the office, this .rice including collection when full. The scheme was being increasingly used in 1972. 1,126 special visits were also made for the collection of such articles as surplus furniture. A rate-borne collu men service has been offered for small amounts of surplus bulky ite- vf household furniture for some years now and a charge (at £1.25 per hour) is made where whole houses have to be cleared for agents etc., if this is for the purpose of selling or reletting the house. The system of only removing this type of refuse after full details have been given on a form simplifies the procedure and makes arrangements for collection easier. This scheme works extremely well and the town has not been unduly troubled by dumping of household furniture over the more rural parts and any spare ground. A few years ago a service was started to collect soiled dressings from the odd incontinent person and now this service has grown so that between ten and twenty houses are being regularly visited by the country round team, which gave the collection service during the year. The following table gives particulars of collection by the various vehicles:- Vehicles Type S.D. Fore & Aft 34* Rear loader S.D. Fore & Aft 39 Rear loader S.D. Fore & Aft 44 Rear loader S.D. Fore & Aft 47 Rear loader S.D. Fore & Aft 48 Rear loader S.D. Pakamatic 42 Rear loader S.D. Freighter 35* Side loader Morris 32 Side loader Morris 49 Van Veatherill 43 Loading shovel Bedford 38 Specialised Bedford 45 Specialised Bedford 1 Specialised Leyland 2 Side loader Jpare vehicles Capacity (cu. yards) T. C. & Duty Refuse collection Refuse collection Refuse collection Refuse collection Refuse collection Refuse collection Refuse collection Pail and refuse collection Paper collection Tip work Tailings and cover materials Tailings and cover materials Tailings and cover materials Refuse collection Demonstration vehicle 18/25 415 12 5 15/20 1,689 22 15/20 1,973 61 18/25 1,868 9 0 18/25 1,639 82 55 2,211 14 2 10 84 10 0 6 82 2 2 10 613 2 0 12 23 2 0 12 26 18 0 12 1 16 0 6 95 18 3 27 18 3 1,0752 18 3