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or otherwise that his application is well founded, and for this purpose
is entitled to apply to the Sanitary Authority for a
certificate."
Twenty-nine applications were made to your Authority during
the year, and in every instance a certificate was granted.
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.
RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION), ACT. 1919.
In April, 1920, at the request of the Board of Agriculture
and Fisheries your two Sanitary Inspectors, Mr. D. W. Matthews
and Mr. A. P. Piggott, were appointed Officers under the above
Act. During 1922, 50 premises were freed from rats, and 6 remained
under observation.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORK-PLACES.
The usual inspections of these premises were made during the
year. The Workshops and Work-places now number 338, and
they are maintained in a fairly satisfactory condition.
There are at present 63 out-workers who work for places of
business situated within the Borough, and 558 out-workers dwelling
in Stoke Newington working for businesses outside of the
Borough.