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Woman Sanitary Inspector.
The woman inspector is responsible for the inspection of
factories, workshops, and laundries where female labour is employed.
She also carries out investigations into cases of encephalitis
lethargica, pneumonia and infectious diseases reported from schools.
Factories and Workshops.
Details of the administration of the Factory and Workshop Act,
1901, are included in this report in accordance with the requirements
of the Ministry of Health.
The total number of factories and workshops on the register
was 786, and during the year 2,187 inspections were made of these
premises. The number of sanitary defects found was 25, all of
which were remedied.