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the underground premises. Of the 20 underground Bakehouse
which are in use at the present time, 18 have the necessary
certificate, whilst 2 have not. These two cases have received the
special consideration of the Committee on various occasions, and
action has been delayed in one case, to enable the owner to complete
a very satisfactory bakehouse which he is building above
ground, and in the other case to grant the occupier extended
periods of time to enable him to complete the work required, and
which he has already, for the greater part, carried out. In two
cases it was thought advisable to take proceedings for the occupation
of underground Bakehouses without certificates, and in each
case the necessary works were thereupon carried out to enable the
certificates to be granted.
Factories and Workshops. Three hundred and twentyone
visits of inspection have been paid to these premises within
the Borough. There were 217 premises on the Register at the
beginning of the year, 124 have been added during the year, 20
have been taken off, leaving a total now on the register of 321
premises, of which number 315 have now been properly measured
up. The total number includes 37 laundries, 64 dressmakers, 8
fuel and firewood works, 10 milliners, 5 cycle works, 10 ladies'
underlinen works, and various others, including 21 workplaces,
such as blacksmiths, barge builders, builders' yards, &c. Notifications
of 50 new workshops and workplaces, and 10 notifications
of young persons or of females being employed on premises where
no abstract is displayed, have been sent to H.M. Inspector of
Factories, whilst one complaint has been received from H.M.
Inspector of Factories. In the course of our inspections 106 sanitary
defects were found, of which, up to the present time, 103 have