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Your Factory Inspector has during the year served
218 notices under the Factory and Workshop Acts, and
during the same period 218 notices have been complied
with.
SUMMONSES ORDERED.
During last year your Vestry and the Public Health
Committee gave authority for 26 summonses to be taken
out against persons for having failed to comply with the
requirements of your Vestry or the Public Health Committee.
Before any summonses were taken out a letter
was written to the person in default, informing him that
the Vestry or Public Health Committee had ordered the
summons, and asking him if he were willing to give an
undertaking in writing that he would forthwith comply
with the notice which had been served. In most instances
the undertaking was at once given, and it was not found
to be necessary to apply for a summons.
It has been the object of the Department to take out
as few summonses as possible, but at the same time in no
single instance to allow anyone to defy the authority of
your Vestry.
SUMMONSES TAKEN OUT.
During last year only 4 summonses were taken out
through the Public Health Department. The following is
a list of the premises in reference to which summonses
were issued, with a statement as to the nature of the
complaint and the result of the proceedings.