[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Dunstable Borough.
- Dunstable (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1957
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Dunstable Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(s) nsfuse Collection (Cbnt^d) In addition the Department has one Karrier Bantam open truck purchased in 1952 used by the Foreman for special collections indu'd ing salvage from shops and factories. Servicing and maintenance is carried out to a regular programme and the drivers are encouraged to take a pride in their vehicles - this is evidenced in the appearance which is a credit to the town they serve. It is not possible to give an accurate estimate of the total weight of refuse collected but for one week in November every load'cf hcase refuse was weighed giving a total of tens 3 cwts. 2 qrs, collected in forty-one loa’ds. If this can be considered as an average weekly amount produced by the town an approximate total of 5)5'!^’ tons was collected from domestic producers. This is ex- cluding all special collectionSj trade refuse and salvaged materials, this latter item alone totalling 311 tons. (b) Defuse Disposal, ' 6,717 Loads of various types of refuse were deposited at the Council*s Controlled Tip at Whipsnade Doad during the year summarised as follows s- Public Health Department Lorry S, 1, (open truck) ... .. I54 loads. Lorry S. 2. (dual tip).. .. ., 676 Lorry S, 3» (Lewin) ,. .. ']2^ Lorry S, 4. (Bantam) .. 5^3 ” Lorry S, (Bedford) .. 7^4 ” Hjghyyays Department. Lorry *.-475 ’’ Tractor and trailer 5^^^ ” Lewin Road Sweeper 248 ” Luton Rural District Council. Lorries,. .. .. .. 244](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29172652_0025.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
