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workshop SUPERVISION. 69
At the close of the year the Registers contained 343 effective entries, 295 being homes of
single workers.
Inspections.—The inspections of all descriptions numbered 3,310 last year (3,695 in 1913),
349 being first inspections (360 in 1913).
Complaints.—The Home Office forwarded 13 complaints, 4 of which were withdrawn,
leaving 9, being the same number as in 1913. The matters complained of were :—
Defective water-closet apparatus 3 (4)
Dirty conditions of workrooms 3 (2)
Overcrowding of workrooms (1)
Insufficient water-closet accommodation 2 (1)
Inadequate ventilation of workroom 1 (1)
TABLE 44.
Inspections of Workshops, &c.
1914.
1913.
Workshops —
On registers end of previous year
1,421
1,514
Added during year
163
200
Removed „
138
293
On registers end of year
1,446
1,421
Inspections
349
360
Re-inspections and miscellaneous calls ...
2,961
3,335
Rooms measured
55
75
Workrooms used as bedrooms
101
86
Workrooms without Abstracts
57
84
Notices served, Totals
4
9
Written intimations
2
6
Under Sec. 4 Public Health
—
2
37 (London)
—
—
38 Act, 1891
2
1
By-laws, under same Act
—
—
Nuisances dealt with—
Discovered.
Abated.
Discovered.
Abated.
Overcrowding
12
12
21
21
Dirty conditions
40
40
89
89
Deficient ventilation
5
5
7
7
Temperature too low
—
—
—
—
Sanitary conveniences—
Insufficient
2
2
—
—
Not separately provided
2
2
1
1
Badly placed
—
—
1
1
Defective
47
47
35
35
Vapour, effluvia not removed—
Gas fumes
4
4
22
22
Drains
—
—
—
—
Accumulations of refuse
1
1
6
6
Other nuisances or offences
—
—
5
5
Totals
113
113
187
187