[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Mossley Borough.

  • Mossley (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Mossley Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    combustible refuse, especially in the summer time. The number of ashbins in use has increased by five. The land available for tipping at the Corporation Depot is practically exhausted, and the land purchased at Little Mill for this purpose at the moment contains a stock of approximately 4,000 tons of Government coal. In addition, at Little Mill there are 13 allotments in use. Because of these facts there is only a small portion of this land available for tipping. There are approximately 2,740 pail closets, 937 fresh¬ water flush closets, and 145 waste water closets. The pails are emptied once per week, cleaned and disinfected. The contents are mixed with a suitable absorbent and disposed of as a fertiliser. Under sub-section 4 of section 47 of the Public Health Act, 1936, the Council decided in July to defray a part of the cost of the substitution of water closets for other closets where this work is voluntarily undertaken by the owner of the building concerned. The payment made is up to one-half of the cost of the work with a maximum payment of £8 for each new water closet. Owing to the scarcity of materials, only one application for the grant was made up to the end of the year. SALVAGE. The salvage of waste materials has proceeded satis¬ factorily during the year and returns a reasonable profit. The following table gives the weight and the value of waste materials sold during 1945. Material. T. Baled waste paper ... 53 Mixed iron (heavy) ... 0 Light iron ... ... 1 Aluminium ... ... 0 Old rags (mixed) ... 1 Old sacking ... ... 3 String . 0 Household bones ... 0 Mixed bottles ... 0 Kitchen waste ... 73 c. O. Lbs. £ s. d. 4 2 0 329 9 10 17 3 0 2 8 10 1 1 0 2 2 6 0 0 25 0 6 3 0 2 17 11 2 2 9 3 1 10 9 3 8 0 16 2 0 3 3 3 0 0 9 6 17 3 0 2 13 3 17 0 0 116 6 1 3 £477 7 11 Total 135 0 3