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In 18 instances sanitary notices were served; in 10 for general cleansing, in
2 for defective roofs, in one for dirty utensils, and in 5 for the provision of
proper dust receptacles. Four cases of scarlet fever occurred on milk purveyors'
premises and the usual steps were taken by the Sanitary Authority.
OFFENSIVE BUSINESS.
The ti>ipe boiling establishment in Haggerston Road was under observation
but there were no complaints respecting it during the year.
RAG FLOCK ACT, 1911.
Under the above act 14 samples-were taken and submitted to the Public
Analyst, and in 3 instances proceedings were taken. The particulars respecting
the prosecutions are briefly as follows :—
1. A person in whose possession rag flock containing 75.5 parts in excess
of the 30 parts of chloride of sodium per 100,000 allowed was
summoned. The summons was dismissed, a warranty being produced.
The guarantors were then proceeded against and fined £5, with
£2 2s. Od. costs.
2. In a similar case, the rag flock containing 128.0 parts of chloride of
sodium in excess, the defendant was fined £5 and £1 1s. Od. costs.
3. In another instance the sample was found to contain 207.0 parts of
sodium chloride in excess; the defendant was fined £5 and
£1 Is. 0d. costs.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
The number of workshops, exclusive of bakehouses, on the register at the end
of the year was 1,334, the largest number so far recorded, 165 having been placed
on and 112 taken off. A classification of the workshops registered is contained in
the summary of proceedings under the Act, which is appended. Some 2,888 visits
of inspection were made in connection with workshops, and 543 to factories.
Nineteen communications were received from the Factory Inspector relative
to the establishment of 83 new workshops in the Borough. On inspection 70 were
found to be in a satisfactory sanitary condition, and one was not in occupation at
the time it was visited. The remainder were more or less unsatisfactory from a
sanitary point of view, and some 10 sanitary notices were served.
From the Factory Inspector 25 written intimations were received relating
to insanitary conditions and infringements of the law as to public health in connection
with some 38 workshops. The chief insanitary conditions to which the
Factory Inspector directed attention were : dirty walls and ceilings in 9 instances,