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494 inspections have been recorded in the year, but this
does not include many casual visits, which it is difficult to
keep an account of.
Comparatively few matters have called for report, owing'
to the fact that many defects in the existing workshops
having been remedied since the new Act of 1901 came into
force.
The following is an example of the defects remedied to
comply with notices served :—
Overcrowding abated 2
Workshops cleansed and whitewashed 20
Drains repaired 3
Drains unstopped 2
W.C's repaired, improved, etc 13
Soil pipe and drain ventilator repaired 1
Floor drainage provided to laundry 1
Workshops ventilated 3
Additional W.C. provided 1
Very little Infectious Disease was found to occur among
the workers of the various premises, but in a few instances
such cases were notified from small Cottage laundries, and
all necessary steps were taken to prevent infection being conveyed
from such laundries in the wearing apparel and house
linen belonging to various householders.
It is also found that where infectious diseases existed in
private houses, there was little evidence to suppose that infection
was conveyed to, or through, the laundries, through
any laxity o» the part of Nurses and others responsible for
disinfecting the bed-linen etc., from patients under their
charge.