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The number of workshops and work-places inspected was
108; of these, the sanitary arrangements of 94 were
found defective, the drains of 47 having to be reconstructed.
These 108 premises contained 137 work-rooms, 37 of which
were overcrowded, and nine in a dirty and unwholesome
condition. There were 910 persons found employed
in these workrooms, or 125 in excess of the
accommodation, taking 250 cubic feet as the minimum
amount of cubic space allowed for each person for such
places."
In all cases where it seemed to be necessary, measures
have been taken to diminish the number of persons in
workshops so as to prevent overcrowding.
There are 56 bake-houses on the register, of which 51
are in use; these have been inspected thoroughly during
the year, and the sanitary condition of some of them
has been improved, notices having been issued, and the
necessary improvements carried out by the owners.
There are now no cowsheds in the Parish.
The licensed slaughterhouses, of which there are now
only three in the Parish, have been regularly inspected and
found to be satisfactorily conducted.
The same may be said of the street stalls and butchers'
shops, to which frequent visits are paid, but it has not been
necessary to seize any article of food as unfit for human
consumption.
The Mewses in the Parish are frequently inspected, and
are generally satisfactory, except during the height of the
season, when there is great difficulty in getting rid of the
dung, because the farmers are too busy to fetch it away.