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been regarded for many years as " built over." ft is only possible
to provide a few houses on four sites, and the Special Housing
Committee of the Borough Council is conferring with the Housing
Commissioner upon the best provisions that can be made upon these
sites. It is certain that little can be done in the matter of providing
more houses in Stoke Newington , and it is probable that such
houses as are provided will have to take the form of flats because
of the great cost of the land. But there is scope for some extension
of accommodation of families as well as for much improvement
of the conditions of the existing occupancy, by the method
of acquiring some existing properties and converting them.
In this connection it may be said that, especially in very recent
years, many private dwellings have been partly converted into
small business premises—and it should be possible, in some cases,
to reinstate these wholly as dwellings, and make other more suitable
arrangements (as by out-buildings), for carrying on the business.
In view of the present crisis existing obstacles in the way of providing
more and better housing in Stoke Newington can only be surmounted
by determination.
SCAVENGING.
The Scavenging of the Borough is satisfactorily provided for
and carried out by an efficient weekly collection of the house refuse,
which is brought in covered carts to the Destructor in Church
Walk. Trade refuse is collected and disposed of on terms agreed
upon. The streets and yards are well scavenged.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
At the end of the year 1919, 303 factories, workshops and
workplaces were on the Register.
As the result of the inspection of the workrooms and workplaces
in the Borough, it was found that for the most part they
were in a satisfactory condition, and that the requirements of the
Factory and Workshops Act of 1901 were duly observed. There
are altogether about 700 domestic workrooms in the Borough in
which textile material of various kinds is being dealt with.
A complete list of all out-workers has been kept in the office.