[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashington U.D.C.

  • Ashington (Northumberland, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1966
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Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashington U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Refuse Collection and Disposal. The proximity of the Council tip to the main Ellington Road continued to demonstrate the unpleasing aspects of crude refuse tipping. While rat infestations were few, due to keeping open tip faces to a minimum windblown dust and paper provided an untidy and unpleasant spectacle, caused uncomfortable working conditions and wasteicountless man-hours on the dreary and unproductive job of cleaning up the hedgerows. Tip fires too have been a, problem caused by the thoughtless placing of hot ashes in bins, and more frequently, by irresponsible visitors to the tip after working hours. It is extremely frustrating to leave the tip in a tidy condition at night, only to find that it has to be dozed out again to put out fires, resulting in more untidiness and an enforced departure from the planned progression of the tip. At the end of the yean, we had almost completed the present section of the tip and were negotiating with the Rational Coal hoard for an extension. The increasing volume of refuse is filling up tipping space much more rapidly, and this last section, about 8 acres, took only 18 months to fill. With these factors in mind, the Council discussed other methods of disposal, and visited two refuse pulverising plants. As a result, they decided in principle, on the provision of a refuse pulverising plant, and at the end of the year, full details and costs were being worked out. 711 visits and inspections were made during the year in connection with refuse collection and disposal. Statistics and costs for the year 1965/1966 were as followss- Operational Statistics. Total refuse collected ........... Percentage of refuse weighed ..... Weight (cwts) per 1,000 population per day No. of premises from Which refuse is collected Premises from which collections are made at least once weekly Average haul, single journey, to disposal point Salvage - Waste Paper - Weights- .. Incomes- .» Trade Refuse - Weights - Income s- .......... COSTS i Collection Disposal Total ' i 1 1 £25,579 £6,066 £32,445 1 i ] Gross i Gross j Nett cost/ton - Labour only ' cost/ton - Transport only cost (all expenditure) per 31/44 l6/7d ton 47/4d 5d 4/4d 12/0d 3l/9d: 20/lld. 60/- 1 j Nett ; Nett cost per 1,000 population cost per 1,000 premises £ 966 £2744 £259 £736 £1225 £3480 | 10,811 tons 11° 22,4. cwts. 9,323 IOO76 2.3 miles 5 tons lOcwts. £50. 12s. 7d. 925 tons £539. 15s. 0d.