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9 Dead bodies were, on sanitary grounds, removed to the
Mortuary.
28 Complaints were received from H.M. Inspector of
Factories.
102 Complaints were received from the Mansion House
Council Local Sanitary Aid Committee, at Oxford
House.
25 Certificates were granted in respect of new buildings.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS ACT.
Satisfactory as the general improvement has been, I do not
know of any branch of your work that compares with the past
more favourable than this. Every known workshop and workplace,
as well as the houses occupied by out-workers, have been
regularly and systematically inspected twice per year, and any
insanitary conditions found existing dealt with.
The number of Workshops on Register is 760
The number of outworkers residing within the
Borough as shown on lists sent in by occupiers
of Factories and Workshops 433
The number of Contractor's premises 782
The number of outworkers residing in the Borough
in respect of whom particulars have been
forwarded by other authorities 417
DAIRIES AND COWSHEDS ORDERS.
The provisions of this Order have been strictly enforced and all
premises nsed for the sale of milk have been kept under close
supervision with good results. The retail milk trade is now so
largely affected by the alien 'immigrant, with his peculiar and
primitive ideas of cleanliness, that even closer inspection and
observation will have to be kept.
Whilst there is a good code of regulations for enforcing the
cleanliness of premises and utensils, there seems to be no effectual