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Ill-SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF STOKE
NEWINGTON.
HOUSE REFUSE
The household refuse in the borough is collected in horse-drawn
vehicles and with the exception of 631 tons taken to the Islington
Depot, is burnt at the Council's Refuse Destructor situated at 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, iron and loose destructor scrap are removed
from the refuse before burning and sold. Bottles are also sorted and
sold.
The tonnage total of refuse burnt at the destructor during
the year ending December 31st was 10,440, as compared with
10,223 in 1935.
The collection and disposal of house refuse continues in a
satisfactory manner.
PROPOSED SCHEME FOR DISPOSAL OF REFUSE
In July, 1934, the Cleansing Sub-Committee of the Metropolitan
Boroughs Standing Joint Committee issued an Interim Report on
Disposal of Refuse and the following observations with regard to
the disposal of refuse in Stoke Newington are contained in this
Report:—
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