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notices for cleansing, etc., were served necessitating 43 re-inspections. The
sanitary conditions as to cleanliness were generally good. During the latter
part of the year I was engaged almost continually in preparing drawings of the
underground bakehouses for the Committee in accordance with your instructions.
Factories. — 297 Factories are entered in the Register, several of which have
been inspected during the year, some upon complaint, and notices served when
necessary. Generally the factories visited were in a satisfactory condition.
Workshops. — 734 Workshops are entered in the Register, many have been
inspected upon complaint and notices served for the abatement of nuisances
where such existed.
Workplaces.—The inspection of restaurant kitchens was started, and 54 have
been entered in the Register as employing male labour; 22 notices were served,
mostly for cleansing. The kitchens inspected were generally fairly well
ventilated, but the temperature appeared to be high and in excess of that
experienced by me in the bakehouses, which are at their maximum working
temperature in the very early morning.
Smoke Shafts.—There are 214 smoke shafts entered in the Register, of which
49 inspections and 24 re-inspections were made. 72 complaints were received
during the year and attended to by inspection, making 145 separate
observations of from one to two hours' duration, and 16 intimation notices
were served for abatement of nuisance arising from black smoke.
Effluvia Businesses and Offensive Trades.—13 inspections and observations
were made during the year ; the conditions generally were satisfactory.
Generally.—During the early part of the year I was also engaged in
superintending drainage works in factory and workshop premises and preparing
plans as occasion required. I have also been engaged in the office
writing up the various Registers and extracting therefrom information
necessary for reports.
Your obedient Servant,
F. A. Earth,