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yearly by Section 107 of the Factory and Workshop Act, or was an
abstract affixed in the workshop, to which the attention of H.M.
Inspector was called in accordance with the statute.
I gave a certificate under Section 110 and an order prohibiting
the giving out of homework for a period of seven days was served on
the employer, signed by two members of the Council as provided for
in cases of emergency.
This neglect to send in outworkers lists was reported to the
Sanitary Committee, who instructed the Town Clerk to take out a
Summons which was withdrawn with the consent of the Committee
on payment of costs after the list had been furnished.
The number of bakehouses on the register is 27, an addition of
two. Three new bakehouses have been built and comply in all
respects with modern requirements; the use of one underground
bakehouse was discontinued.
Only three notices were received from the Factory Inspector of
defects found during his inspections in this district throughout the
year, two being for the want of cleanliness and one for overcrowding.
The occupiers of the workshops to which the two former referred
complied with the requirements immediately their attention was
called, but as regards the case of overcrowding it was not discontinued
until after a preliminary and statutory notice had been served.
That the workshops, etc., are generally well kept is shown by the
small number of notices necessary to be served. The occupiers on
every occasion have given every facility for inspection.
Water Supply.—On several occasions in the early part of
the year complaints were received from occupiers of houses complaining
of the dirty condition of the water.
I communicated with the Metropolitan Water Board who stated
that the causes of the complaints were due to the water being shut
down for alteration to the mains in Coombe Lane and Maiden,
necessitated by the laying of the tramlines; and in other cases to sand
and dirt having gained access to the pipes during connection of the
service pipes to new and other houses.