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Bakehouses.— There are 43 bakehouses in the Borough,
being one more than in 1909.
There are 5 underground bakehouses in the Borough.
Frequent inspections have been made of bakehouses, restaurant
kitchens, places where ice cream is made, and other
business premises concerned in the preparation of food, and,
speaking generally, the conditions found were satisfactory.
Dairies and Milkshops, numbering 76, and 4 Cowsheds
in the Borough, have been frequently inspected.
In 9 instances oontravention of the bye-laws or regulations
have been found, and the matters were at once attended to.
Nuisances, Drainage, etc.—One hundred and ninety-five
complaints have been received during the year.
Obstructed or defective drains 47
Defective sanitary fittings 52
Dirty condition of premises 10
Dampness of premises 19
Water in basement 4
Accumulation of refuse 29
Overcrowding 10
Dirty condition of drinking water cistern 3
Nuisanoes caused by the keeping of fowls 5
Rats on premises 5
Other causes 11
At three hundred and thirty-five premises the drains have
been tested.—
On complaint 86
After infectious diseases 66
House-to-house inspection and other causes 183
In twenty-five instances the drains, water-closets, etc., have
been exposed and examined in accordance with Sec. 41 of the
Public Health Act, 1875.
The usual intimations and statutory notices were served where
defects were found.
In ninety-one instances the drains, etc., were re-constructed
entirely, and in the others the defects found were remedied and
the nuisances abated.