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Registration
Inspection
Space per head
Prohibition of underground rooms for sleeping
purposes
Separation of sexes
Cleanliness of premises and furnishings
Ventilation
Infectious disease precautions
Provision of washing facilities and sanitary
accommodation
By the end of the year, thirty-nine hostels had been
registered under the byelaws. Notices were served requiring
the remedy of certain defects and deficiencies and the
following is a summary of the works required:-
Description Cases involved
Insufficient water closet accommodation 2
Insufficient baths 9
Insufficient lavatory basins 3
Inadequate ventilation 7
Absence of hot water supply 2
Insufficient dustbins 1
Dirty walls and ceilings, etc 3
Minor items of disrepair 2
FACTORIES
Section 128 of the Factories Act, 1937, requires the
Medical Officer of Health to make an annual report in regard
to the Council's functions under the Act. The following
tables contain a summary of the inspections made and the
defects found and remedied within the Borough during 1952:-