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Premises added to the register during the year were 20 and
removals 12, leaving 119 premises on the register. Twenty-nine
notices were served for amendment of various defects and for
cleansing, and these were complied with.
The premises were found generally well kept and in good condition
and the occupier always ready to comply with any request as to
amendment or cleanliness of the premises.
BAKEHOUSES.
The number on the register at the end of the year was 72, 69 as
"workshops" and 3 as "factories." During the year one was
added to the register and five removed. One was closed in consequence
of tramway extensions.
Underground premises in use at the end of the year was 25.
Cleansing and Limewashing. The cleansing and limewashing
was regularly done in accordance with the regulations,
and any defect or insanitary conditions immediately remedied on
discovery. The number of inspections was 244, and in only two
cases was it necessary to serve written notices.
No legal proceedings were necessary. The bakehouses
throughout the borough are kept in a satisfactory condition.
Certificates of Underground Premises. During
the year certain underground premises were vacated and re-occupied.
Section 101 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, deals
with underground bakehouses, fixing the conditions under which they
shall be occupied or used, and while providing for a certificate to be
granted, does not provide for the transfer of such certificate to a
future occupier, in case of closing or sale of the premises. And
though it would appear to be the intention of legislation to limit the
number of underground premises, and that the said premises should
not be re-occupied or used after being closed, still no provision has
been made and the evil continues, and the premises are relet and
occupied on the original certificate.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND OUTWORKERS.
These premises were regularly visited during the year.
Special attention was paid to sanitary accommodation for persons
employed. During the year 27 new w.c's. for the above were