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urinals, and 10 conveniences for women are provided by the Borough Council
who also undertake the cleansing of one privately owned urinal. No charge is
made for the use of conveniences and free hand washing facilities, comprising
hot and cold water, liquid soap and paper hand towels, are provided.
SECTION 123 (Verminous Houses) Disinfestation of 498 verminous rooms in
363 houses was carried out, verminous articles to the number of 2,745 were
treated at the Disinfecting Station and a further 1,141 articles were removed
for destruction.
SECTION 140 (Offensive Trades) The offensive trades scheduled by this section
are Blood Boiler, Bone Boiler, Catgut Maker or Manufacturer, Dresser of
Pish Skins, Dresser of Fur Skins, Fellmonger, Fat Melter or Extractor, Glue
and Size Manufacturer, Gut Scraper, Knacker, Manure Manufacturer, Slaughterer,
Soap Boiler, Tallow Melter, Tripe Boiler, and no persons may establish anew
any of these trades without the consent of the Sanitary Authority. London
County Council By-laws made under Section 142 provide for the regulation of
the conduct of such businesses. The trade of Fur Skin Dresser was carried on
at five premises and that of Poultry Slaughterer at two premises These
premises were inspected frequently and no contravention of the relevant bylaws
was reported.
SECTION 146 (flag and Bone Dealers). Powers for regulating the conduct of the
business of rag and bone dealer are derived from the by-laws made by the
London County Council under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, but deemed,
by virtue of Section 307 of the Act of 1936 to be made under Section 146 of
that Act. These by-laws also prohibit the exchange of toys for rags.
Additional powers are contained in Section 26 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1952, which prohibits any person dealing in rags,
bones, old clothes or similar articles from selling or delivering, whether
gratuitously or not, any article of food or drink to any person or any article
whatsoever to a child under the age of fifteen years There are 11 premises
in which the business of rag and bone dealer is carried on, but no infringement
of the relevant by-laws was discovered.
Legal proceedings were instituted against an itinerant rag and bone
dealer seen to exchange toys for rags, contrary to the by-laws, and the
offender was fined £2 and ordered to pay £l ls< 0d, costs.
SECTIONS 167-170 (Public Baths and Wash Houses). Public slipper baths are
provided by the Council at Lower Clapton Central Baths, Wardle Street, Gayhurst
Road, Shacklewell Lane, Englefield Road and Eastway: the public laundry
attached to the Eastway baths is found to meet a very real need of persons
lacking suitable laundry facilities in their own homes and is much appreciated.
The Council3 s three swimming baths are situated at the Central Baths,
Lower Clapton Road; one is reserved for males, one for females, and one for
mixed bathing. Steam, massage and plunge rooms, and an Aeratone bath are
provided in the vapour suite at the Central Baths. All the Council's bathing
establishments are under the supervision of the General Manager of Baths and
Civic Recreation.
The London County Council provide and maintain the one open air swimming
bath in the Borough, which is situated in London Fields,
SECTIONS 234-239 (Mortuary and Coroner's Court). The Public Mortuary and
Coroner's Court adjoin the Churchyard of the Parish Church of St. John-atHackney:
residential accommodation is provided for the Mortuary Keeper.
Refrigerated accommodation for 15 bodies is provided and there is a large, well
equipped Post Mortem Room as well as a combined Chapel/Viewing Room The
Court accommodation comprises a Waiting Room Court Room and Cbroner's Office.