[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Macclesfield Borough.
- Macclesfield (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1952
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Macclesfield Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The vehicles in the Cleansing Department consist of the following:— Purchased. October, 1945 December, 1948 March, 1950 May, 1951 1. Side Loading Refuse Collector— Dennis H.M.B.314. 2. Side Loading Refuse Collector— Dennis L.L.G.345. 3. Rear Loading Refuse Collector— Dennis “Paxit” M.M.A.518. 4. S & D Fore/Aft Tipper— N.M.B.960. 5. Sweeper Collector—■ Thorneycroft Lewin J.L.G.55. (). Street Gulley Emptier— Dennis J.T.U.428. 7. General Purpose Open Lorry— Thorneycroft H.M.A.G05. 8. Pedestrian Controlled Vehicle— N. M.B.453. 9. Pedestrian Controlled Vehicle— P.L.G.943 10. Muledozer— O. L.G.14. 11. Fordson Van— O.T.LT.5G7. July, 194G September, 1947 July, 1944 March, 1951 July, 1952 October, ]951 July, 1952 Salvage Collection and Disposal The loss in inccme from Salvage has been due mainly to the decrease in pi ices offered for Waste Paper. With the collection of Kitchen Waste it would appear ^ that the general public are not maintaining their respon¬ sibility in placing this valuable commodity into the containers ' provided. This is revealed by the fact that during 1952 the ^ total weight collected was 21 tons 13f cwts. less than in the preceding year. The following table shows the materials salvaged and disposed of during the years 1951 and 1952:— 1951 1952 Tons Cwts. Tons Cwts. Waste Paper . ... 322 IGJ ... 409 34 Kitchen Waste ... 202 134 180 19f Ferrous Metals 10 17 10 16 Non-Ferrous Metals .. — 10 12i Textiles . 7 If ... 5 93 '^4 Bones . • • • IG1- 3| Total Value . .. /:G,25G 14 11 ... ;C5,G22 13](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29779157_0047.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
