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UNDERGROUND ROOMS.
25. No underground rooms were found to be occupied for
sleeping; contrary to the Regulations.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES.
26. There were, at the close of the year 200 (203 in
1917) workshops on the register. 277 inspections were made,
and 15 notices served and complied with. 119 (342 in 1917)
inspections of home-workers' premises were made and 2 (7 in
1917) notices sent and attended to.
Mr, Rance inspected the Factories and Workshops
employing males only, and Miss Middlebrook those where women
are employed.
BAKEHOUSES.
27. The number of factory bakehouses is a, and of workshop
bakehouses in use is 3 7. 10 of the latter being underground,
They were all inspected twice. I inspected most
of them personally and found them generally satisfactory.
14 certified underground bakehouses are not in use.
ICE CREAM SHOPS.
28. No ice cream was made or sold.
FRIED FISH SHOPS
29. There are 39 fried fish shops in the Borough.
78 inspections were made, and 17 notices served.
DISINFECTION.
30. Rooms at 1,105 houses were disinfected in 1918,
compared with 1,252, 989, and 1,064, in the three preceding
years.
The disinfecting apparatus was used 1,113 times for
22,260 articles after infectious disease, vermin, etc.
Books from the Free Libraries and Schools were disinfected
where necessary.
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