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great credit is due to the Chief Inspector, Mr. Thorpe, for the
competent way in which he has regulated the work and advised
his junior Inspectors during the last 21 years.
PREMISES AND OCCUPATIONS WHICH CAN BE
CONTROLLED BY BY-LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
(a) Common Lodging-houses, (b) Offensive trades, (c)
Under-ground sleeping rooms, (d) Vans, (e) Canal Boats, (f)
Houses let in lodgings. None of these are found in the Borough.
(g) Outworkers.—There were 132 outworkers on the register
at the end of 1924. All their premises were visited, and generally
the conditions found were satisfactory.
(h) Factories and Workshops.—There are 109 factories
and 283 workshops in the Borough. All of them are small
establishments. They were visited on 918 occasions, and any
unhealthy conditions that were discovered were remedied.
(j) Bakehouses.—There are 33 premises on the register
which are used as bakehouses. They were visited 96 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 entertainments were visited and inspected
35 times, and the conditions of cleanliness and ventilation
were found to be generally satisfactory.
(m) Rag Flock Act.—Twenty-eight 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 1,413 visits during the year,
and found that generally the provisions of the Act 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.