[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Wight R.D.C.
- Isle of Wight (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1951
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Wight R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Owing to the absence of any large buikling operations in tlie West Wight, the Council had to cart (piantities of covering material to the refuse dump in Yarmouth. A portion of this tip is now used as a Car Park for Yarmouth. I'hc amount of land reclaimed by controlled tip])ing on the mud Hats is going to be of great benefit to Yarmouth which is the place of arri\-al and departure for the ever increasing holiday traffic for the West Wight, and some means must be found to l elieve the congestion in the vicinity of the Quay. The Council have appointed an Outdoor Male Attendant for the Yarmouth District whose duties include the covering over with soil of newly deposited refuse and the spraying of the dump with approved insecticides and tip dressings. The Council has also accpiired the use of another site for refuse tipping at the rear of the Gas Works on the Westerly bank of the Yar for use during a limited period of the summer months. The Council received delivery of a new refuse collection vehicle of the most up-to-date and hygienic pattern with fore and aft tipping and a capacity of between 16 and 18 cubic yards. This large carrying capacity has effected a consider- able reduction in the total mileage for the year. The Council do not operate a Salvage Scheme but waste paper and scrap iron merchants operate weekly in the district. East Wight A refuse collection service now covers the whole district, a weekly collection by direct labcnir operating in Bembridge and Brading, a fortnightly collection by contract in Niton and Whitwell, and a fortnightly collection by direct labour in all other Parishes.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29499240_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
