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III.—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 at the rear of the Town Hall.
Destructor.—The Refuse Destructor consists of two units ot
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, iron and loose destructor scrap are removed
from the refuse before burning and sold. /Wastepaper, cardboard,
and bottles are also sorted and sold.
The tonnage total of refuse burnt at the destructor during
the year ending December 31st was 10,194, as compared with
10,435 in 1933.
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 ordinarily
employed by the Council in full-time service.
That the duties of the Inspectors have materially increased
during the last few years is confirmed by the following figures for
the sanitary inspections during the past four years :—
1931 6,952.
1932 7,146.
1933 8,332.
1934 9,330.