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(2) There was no drainage and there was liquid lying
about on the floor.
(3) Walls were not of brickwork, but were partly
of wood.
(4) Chamber was not air-tight, but the smell could
escape from the defects in the roof.
(5) The window was not one-tenth of the floor area,
and the glass did not appear to be one-eighth of an inch
in thickness and was not properly protected.
(6) The doors did not fit close and were not selfclosing.
(7) There was no inlet fan, and the outlet fan, which
is not a very good one, was not working. This latter is
an offence which is punishable under the by-laws.
(8) There was no cement rendering to a height of
6 ft. around the walls.
As regards the arches generally, the paving was very defective
and the floors in a filthy condition, and the arches
generally dirty, some of them being worse than others.
This firm are in the habit of standing carts for various
periods, very often containing offensive matter, out in the road
opposite the premises.
I think they should be written to and formally requested
to comply with the by-laws as to the structure of the premises.
It is for the Committee to decide whether they should be
prosecuted for the extension of the business above mentioned
and for the breach of the by-laws in not having the extraction
fan working.