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SECTION 122 (Cleansing or destruction of filthy or verminous articles). In
two instances it was necessary to serve informal notices requiring the
cleansing or destruction of verminous articles.
Verminous articles treated 2, 240
Verminous articles destroyed 1,953
Soiled laundry
Number of persons for whom service was provided
during the year 126
Collections and deliveries made 2,543
Number of articles cleansed 25,682
Under an agreement made with Bethnal Green and Stoke Newington Borough
Councils this service was also available for persons resident in the areas of
those authorities
SECTION 123 (Cleansing of verminous houses). At the request of and, in
appropriate cases, the expense of owners or occupiers, the disinfestation of
449 verminous rooms in 213 houses was carried out Three notices were served.
SECTION 140 (Restrictions on carrying on of offensive businesses). Extensions
of Establishment Orders were granted 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 Springfield Pur Works,
198 Daubeney Road Springfield Gardens
73 Digby Road 8 Westgate Street
No contravention of the relevant London County Council's Bylaws was
discovered during the course of the thirty-two inspections carried out
SECTION 146 (Bylaws with respect to certain businesses) No contravention
of the relevant London County Council bylaws was discovered during the course
of inspections made of the fourteen premises at which the business of rag and
bone dealer was carried on
SECTION 157 (Application for lodging house licences), The Council again
renewed the licence granted in respect of the one lodging house in the Borough,
which has sleeping accommodation for 133 men
SECTION 167 (Provision of baths and washhouses). The following facilities
are provided by the Council:-
Slipper Baths Lower Clapton Road
Wardle Street
Gayhurst Road
Shacklewell Lane
Englefield Road
Eastway
Vapour and Aeratone Baths Lower Clapton Road
Public Laundry Eastway
Laundrette The Council's first laundrette at 88-90,
Oldhill Street was opened in 1958; twenty
Bendix Automatic washing machines and six
spin dryers are provided. A further
Laundrette was under construction in
Morning Lane at the end of the year,