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owner; and if he then refuses to do the necessary work, a further
month may elapse before he can be prosecuted for his neglect.
Such delay may result, at least, in great inconvenience to the
inhabitants of the house.
Premises and Occupations which can he controlled by
By-laws and Regulations.
(a) Common Lodging-houses, (b) Offensive trades,
(c) Underground sleeping rooms, (d) Vans, (e) Canal boats,
(f) Houses let in lodgings. None of these are found in the
Borough.
(g) Outworkers.—There were 128 outworkers on the
register at the end of 1921. All their premises were visited,
and generally the conditions found were satisfactory.
(h) Factories and Workshops.—There are 84 factories
and 21G workshops in the Borough. All of them are small
establishments. They were visited on 733 occasions, and
any unhealthy conditions that were discovered were
remedied.
(j) Bakehouses.—There are 31 premises on the register
which are used as bakehouses. They were visited 110 times.
(k) Other food premises.—Frequent visits were made
to premises where food is prepared or sold, and these were
found generally to be of a high sanitary standard.
(1) Places of public entertainment were visited and
inspected 31 times.
(m) Rag Flock Act.—Twenty-nine inspections were
made under this Act, and the conditions found were generally
satisfactory.
(n) Shops Acts.—The sanitary inspectors act as inspectors
under the Shops Acts. They made 1,372 visits during the
year, and found that generally the provisions of the Acts are
observed. In cases of infringement the offender has been
cautioned.
(o) Schools.—The Medical Officer of Health is also the
School Medical Officer, and this ensures co-ordination between
the two Health Services. A special report is issued
on the School Medical Service.