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At the end of the year 1926, 1,143 premises were on the Register as compared with 1,446
at the end of the year 1914. During the year, 52 premises were removed from the Register
and 57 added, n.aking the total at the end of the year 1927, 1,148.
The Department reported the opening of 19 workshops to the Home Office, and received
from that Office, notice of 17, 13 of which were already known to the Department.
Homework (Outworkers).—Local employers of outworkers sent in 34 lists in February and
26 lists in August. These lists contained 372 names and addresses of which 339 were forwarded
to other districts. From other districts 278 addresses within the Borough were received.
Supervision.—There were during the year, 2,586 inspections, comprising 574 of factories,
1,939 of workshops and 73 of workplaces.
There were 167 nuisances or defects found upon registered premises, 155 of which were
remedied during the year, the majority being remedied by verbal request. There were 6
notices served during the year. The defects found comprised:—
Want of cleanliness 107
„ ventilation 9
Overcrowding 1
Sanitary accommodation—insufficient 2
„ „ unsuitable or defective 10
„ „ not separate for sexes 4
Other offences 34
The Home Office forwarded 19 complaints, which comprised:—
Overcrowding 1
Inadequate ventilation 5
Sanitary conveniences not screened 1
Sanitary conveniences not separate for sexes 4
Other offences 8
Bakehouses.—During the year two "underground" bakehouses were closed, the total
number on the Register at the end of the year being 62, of which 43 were factory bakehouses.
The number of "level" bakehouses was 16 (12 being factories) and of " underground "
46 (31 being factories).
The number of persons working in bakehouses was 314, including 3 women and 16
individuals under the age of 18.
The bakehouses were inspected on 939 occasions during the year.
RAG FLOCK ACT, 1911.
Nine samples were taken under this Act and submitted to the Public Analyst, who reported
that they all complied with the Rag Flock Regulations of 1912. The proportions of soluble
chlorine in the samples ranged from 5.0 to 30.7 parts per 100,000.
FOOD SUPERVISION.
Slaughterhouses.—There are three slaughterhouses within the Borough, licensed by the
London County Council: 18, Chippenham Mews; 275, Edgware Road; 249, Maida Vale
(rear of).
There were 269 inspections during the year. The animals slaughtered, so far as is known
were 3,752 head, comprising 37 bullocks, 8 calves and 3,207 sheep. This number exceeded
last year's total by more than a thousand. It was found necessary to destroy the following
organs on account of their being diseased:—
Bullocks' livers 12, lungs 6, tongues 2, head 1, heart 1, mesentery fats 3.
Sheeps' plucks 3, livers 10, lungs 7.
In addition to the animals slaughtered at the above mentioned premises, during the
period June to December, the carcases of 501 pigs, which had not been previously inspected,
were brought into the Borough. On examination it was found necessary to destroy 1 carcase
and 28 heads and pieces, all being affected with tuberculosis.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.—These regulations were fully discussed in the
report for the years 1924 and 1925.