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Summary of Defects and Defaults in Factories, Workshops, and
Workplaces, for which Notices were served in 1925.
Factories
Workshops
Workplaces
Total
Animals improperly kept
1
1
..
2
Absence of water supply
6
8
1
15
Black smoke nuisance
..
..
..
..
Cisterns dirty or covers broken
..
..
..
..
Dampness in walls
1
4
..
5
Drains choked
6
2
2
10
Drains leaky
5
2
5
12
Dustbins broken or absent
89
35
10
84
Floors insufficiently drained
..
3
..
3
Fresh air inlets to drains broken
2
..
2
Guttering or rainwater piping broken.
..
..
..
..
leaking or inadequate
7
10
2
19
Manhole covers broken
1
..
..
1
Open drain inlets
2
1
..
3
Overcrowding of workrooms
..
2
..
2
Refuse accumulations
14
13
2
29
Roofs leaky
2
10
1
13
Floors broken
..
6
..
6
Ceilings broken
1
17
1
19
Sanitary conveniences not separate
for the sexes
13
16
1
30
Sanitary conveniences defective
138
42
16
196
Sanitary conveniences dirty
145
85
11
241
Sanitary conveniences insufficient
20
9
4
33
Sanitary conveniences unsuitable
42
18
3
63
Soil-pipes leaky
4
2
..
6
Staircases and landings dirty
..
13
..
13
Urinals foul
..
1
..
9
Ventilation of workrooms inadequate
or insufficient means of
..
5
1
6
Waste material improperly stored
1
3
..
4
Waste pipes choked or leaky
7
3
2
12
Water closets choked
8
6
8
22
Water fittings leaky
10
4
1
15
Workshops or workplaces dirty
..
76
6
82
Yard paving broken
1
1
..
2
Yard walls dirty
9
4
13
Total
482
409
81
972
In connection with these matters 350 intimation notices and
12 statutory notices were served.