[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Brighouse Borough.

  • Brighouse (England). Council. nb2008024084.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Brighouse Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Record of Refuse Collected. Receptacles Emptied— 1923-24. No. of times emptied. 1922-23 Dustbins.. .. 101,937 52 87,269 Ashpits .. 12,690 12 11,433 Privy Middens .. 1,786 12 1,291 Pails .. 120,708 52 133,498 Loads Collected— Ashes 6,243 6,706 Nightsoil (Pails) 5,748 6,438 Average Staff Employed. Ashes— 1923-24. 1922-23. Loaders .. . . 4.96 5.42 Teamers .. 4.72 5.14 9.68 10.56 Nightsoil— Loaders .. . . 4.15 4.77 Teamers . . 3.92 4.44 8.07 9.21 17.75 *19.77 * In last year’s report this figure is given as 21.09, but as certain costs which were previously allocated to collection are now charged to disposal, the figure has been adjusted so as to correspond with this year's allocation. This remark applies conversely to the figures for Disposal on next page.