Return as to scavenging in urban districts. 1914.

  • Great Britain. Public Health Department.
Date:
1915
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Return as to scavenging in urban districts. 1914. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    Towns with Covered Galvanised-Iron Ashbins—continued. Walton upon Thames Wealdstone Wembley Weybridge Whitley and Monkseaton W OODFORD No ashpits. No aslipits. 5 dry aslipits. 20 dry aslipits. 19 wet and 12 dry ashpits. No ashpits. IV.—407 Towns with populations under 5,000 (20 Towns). Arundel Beaconsfield Brigg Brumby and Frodingham Burnham on Crouch Charlton Kings ... CUCKFIELD CWMAMM.VN Eton Frinton on Sea ... Hampton Wick ... Hornsea Irthlingborougii ... Linslade Looe New Komney Sandgate Seaford Southwick... Totnes No ashpits. 19 dry ashpits. 1 dry and 3 wet ashpits. No ashpit.s. 6 wet and 12 dry ashjiits. No ashpits. No ashpits. No ashpits. 9 dry ashpits. No ashpits. 10 dry ashpits. 15 wet and 10 dry ashpits. 8 wet and 6 dry ashpits. No ashpits. No ashpits. No ashpits. No ashpits. 30 dry ashpits. 4 dry ashpits. 4 dry ashpits. 2.—Towns with Miscellaneous Moveable Receptacles. In the following districts 95 per cent, or more of the receptacles are of a moveable character, but either the covered galvanised-iron bins do not amount to 95 per cent, of the total, or the number of receptacles of various types cannot be given; — I.—96 Great Towns, excluding London (31 Towns). Aberdare ... ... All buckets, boxe.s, &c. Bournemouth ... 110 dry ashpits in public courts, about 50 per cent, houses have covered iron bins, about 50 per cent, boxes, tubs, &c. Bristol ... The number of covered galvanised-iron bins cannot be stated. Cambridge... ... Very few dry ashpits, 2,400 covered bins, 15,000 other moveable receptacles. Cardiff ... The number of covered galvanised-iron bins cannot be stated. Carlisle ... ... 201 wet and 118 dry ashpits, 250 covered moveable receptacles of galvanised-iron, about 8,000 ordinary galvanised household buckets and 3,750 wooclen tubs and lioxes. Croydon ... ... About 5 per cent, dry a.shpits, about 85 per cent, covered galvanised bins, about 10 per cent, wooden boxes, tubs, pails, &c. ’ Devon PORT... ... 12 wet ashpits, 8,200 covered iron bins, 2,440 barrels and buckets. Exeter ... 200 dry ashpits, 3,000 covered iron bins and 5,700 other moveable rece])tacles.