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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF
STOKE NEWINGTON.
House Refuse.— The household refuse in the Borough is
collected in horse-drawn vehicles and burnt at the Council's Refuse
Destructor situated o.t the rear of the Town Hall.
Destructor.—The Refuse Destructor consists of two units of
furnaces, each consisting of three fires, designed by Messrs. Heenan
& Froud, Ltd. Steam is raised and supplies given to an auxiliary
electrical plant; for the Milton Road Washhouses and Slipper
Baths; for the steam disinfector, towel laundry and cleansing
centre for school children; and for the heating of the Town Hall
and its auxiliary offices in adjacent buildings.
The disposal of refuse at the destructor is being carried out
in a satisfactory manner and everything is done to cause as little
nuisance as possible.
Salvage.—Tins are removed from the refuse before burning
and sold; the clean tins being sorted into a separate heap and
separately sold. Wastepaper, cardboard, bottles, carpet, etc., are
also sorted and sold.
The tonnage total of refuse collected during the year ending
December 31st, was 11,406, as compared with 11,406 in 1930.
The collection and disposal of house refuse continues in a
satisfactory manner.
SANITARY INSPECTION.
The following statement contains particulars required to be
submitted under Article 19 of the Sanitary Officers' Order, 1926,
and gives an indication of the work carried out by the Sanitary
Inspectors during the year. Three Sanitary Inspectors are employed
by the Council in full-time service.