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SECTION 113 (Provision of public conveniences). The Borough Council now
maintain thirteen conveniences for women and thirteen conveniences and nine
urinals for men and also undertake the cleansing of one privately-owned urinal.
SECTION 122 (Cleansing or destruction of filthy or verminous articles).
In no instance was it necessary to serve a notice requiring the cleansing or
destruction of verminous articles.
Verminous articles treated 2,690
Verminous articles destroyed 1,244
Soiled laundry
Number of persons for whom service was provided
during the year 80
Collections and deliveries made 1,810
Number of articles cleansed 20,052
Under an agreement made with Stoke Newington Borough Council this service
was also available for persons resident in the area of that authority.
SECTION 123 (Cleansing of verminous houses) No notices were served under
this section; but at the request and, in appropriate cases, the expense of
owners or occupiers, the disinfestation of 315 verminous rooms in 148 houses
was carried out,
SECTION 132 (Restrictions on the use of underground rooms as dwellings).
This Section makes it an offence to let or to permit to be separately occupied
as a dwelling any underground room which does not satisfy the requirements of
the Section. In one house it was found that three underground rooms were
separately let as sleeping places and legal proceedings were successfully
instituted-
SECTION 140 (Restrictions on carrying on of offensive businesses). Establishment
Orders remained in operation in respect of offensive businesses carried on
at the following five premises at which the business of dresser of fur skins
was carried out:- _ _ ,
26 Bower Road
198 Daubeney Road
73 Digby Road
Springfield Pur Works, Springfield Gardens
8 Westgate Street
The Establishment Order granted in respect of one premises at which the
business of Poultry Slaughterer had been carried on was not extended, as the
premises had not been used for this purpose for a period of more than nine
months-
SECTION 146 (Bylaws with respect to certain businesses). The business of
rag and bone dealer was carried on at fourteen premises; two itinerant rag and
bone dealers were successfully prosecuted for exchanging toys for rags in
contravention of the By-laws.
SECTION 157 (Application for lodging house licences). The licence granted
in respect of the one lodging house in the Borough, which has sleeping accommodation
for 133 men, was renewed by the Council,
SECTION 167 (Provision of baths and washhouses). The following baths and
washhouses are provided by the Council:-