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Employment of Protected Persons in Workshops.
The Medical Officer of Health is required to notify H.M.
Inspector of Factories of cases in which any child, young person, or
women is employed; and the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, also
provides that where any woman, young person, or child is employed
in a workshop in which no Abstract of that Act is affixed, and the
Medical Officer of Health of the district becomes aware thereof, he
shall give notice to H.M. Inspector. This prescribed Abstract must
be prominently exhibited in the workshop so as to give to the
employees information concerning the protection afforded to them by
the law. During the year 23 cases were reported to the Factory
Inspector.
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
During "Rat Week,"i.e., the first week in November, more
general tactics are adopted by way of laying poisons in certain places,
particularly the sewers. The Borough Council issues an advisory
leaflet on the eradication of rats and mice, and rat poisons may be
purchased from the Public Health Department. Upon request, the
Council sends an employee, who lays poison baits at infested premises
on three separate occasions, for a nominal fee.
Dog Nuisance.
The Borough Council has made a bye-law, as follows:—
"No person being in charge of a dog in any street or public
place, and having the dog on the lead, shall allow or permit such dog
to deposit its excrement upon the public footway.
Any person offending against this bye-law shall be liable to a
penalty not exceeding Forty Shillings."
Warning Posters are, from time to time, exhibited in the Borough.
Legal Proceedings.
The following is a list of the summary proceedings taken by the
Department during 1932:—
Date of
Hearing. Nature of Offence. Result of Hearing.
15th Jan. Nuisance Order made to abate
in 28 days, and pay
21s. costs.
26th Feb. Unlawfully continuing to let under- Fined £9.
ground room Costs £1 1s. 0d.
26th Feb. Ditto ditto. Fined £1.
6th April Selling margarine containing 10.5 per Warranty proved.
cent. water. Summons dismissed.