[Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Harrogate Borough.

  • Harrogate (England). Borough Council. nb2014025795.
Date:
1971
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Credit: [Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Harrogate Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Estimated tonnage of Materials Handled by Cleansing Department, 1971—72 Type Collection Disposal Household Refuse 20,488 23,607 Trade Refuse 4,506 4,506 Covering Materials 729 1,394 Night Soil — 2 Salvage 1,481 — Road Sweepings and Street Gully Solids — 3,510 Trade Refuse (disposal only, not collected by Cleansing Department) — 2,503 Materials delivered to tips by other departments 856 Total 27,204 36,378 Hours Lost Through Sickness and Accidents 5,808 hours were lost through sickness, an increase of 1,248 on the previous year. The hours lost because of accidents showed a decrease of 20, the figures being 148 in 1971/72 against 168 hours in 1970/71. Refuse Disposal Tipping continued at Leconfield Quarry, Spofforth, until the end of August. Completion of tipping at this quarry is expected to take place during the summer of 1972. In July work commenced on the demolition of Stonefall Brick- works. This was completed in August when the 145 ft. chimney was demolished. Most of the bricks were used to make a very substantial roadway into the tip. An ex-Civil Defence are pump was purchased to complete the pumping out of the 35,000,000 gallons of water from the clay pit. Tipping of refuse at Stonefall commenced at the beginning of September. It is estimated that the tip will last about five years. Amenity Tip In June a container handling vehicle was purchased together with a number of 12 cu. yd. skips. The skips are sited in a trench to make a convenient height for the general public to deposit their garden and bulky refuse.
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