[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Middlesbrough County Borough.

  • Middlesbrough (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Middlesbrough County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Non-Ferrous Metals : Tons Cwts. Qrs. Lbs. £ s. d. Aluminium Scrap 1 13 6 70 17 5 Copper Scrap • • 7 10 10 0 Brass Scrap .. • • 19 1 * m 16 0 6 Zinc Scrap , , 1 2 24 0 17 2 Lead Scrap .. 1 8 3 • • 41 17 6 Pewter Scrap • • 1 • • 4 5 16 0 Textiles 4 19 1 33 14 5 Bottles, Jars, etc. 129 17 3 1,289 2 10 Cinder Fuel 654 9 • • 327 4 6 Stable Manure 125 • • • • 63 5 0 Concentrated Kitchen Waste 577 15 • • 2,594 0 2 Bones 3 6 • • 18 2 6 Fish Meal 51 3 • • 971 17 0 Miscellaneous 1 19 1 8 1 0 Total 3,096 16 • • 14 £11,385 10 2 The value of materials recovered, £11,385 10s. 2d., shows an increase, of £3,049 11s. lid., compared with the total for the previous year, namely, £8,335 18s. 3d. In addition to this, the Department have made a claim on the Board of Trade for £270 12s. 0d., on account of additional waste paper recovered above the amount for the year 1945. Since the inauguration of the Separation Plant in 1939, the amount of materials recovered is £73,122 15s. 7d. The costs of collection and disposal for the years 1945 and 1946 from the figures in the Estimates supplied by the Borough Treasurer are as follows :—■ 1945. 1946. Cost of Collection .. .. .. £31,423 £32,724 Cost of Disposal .. .. .. £10,784 £11,869 During the year, 376 small bins were distributed to house¬ holders for the reception of kitchen waste, and weekly collections were made. The amount of kitchen waste collected by this method against the communal bins previously in the area, increased. A report was submitted to the Health Committee regarding provision of separate receptacles to each householder. The cost of such a scheme proved prohibitive,