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The details of the card used in the inspection of Workshops are as under:—
OBVERSE.
WORKSHOP. (M W G )
Address Trade
Occupier Date registered
Owner Owner's Address
No. Position of Workroom. Cuble Capacity Workers Allowed Ventilation. Lighting. Heating.
Total workers Males Females Conveniences Males Females
Water Supply Cistern Situation and Condition
Washing Accommodation—Males Females Urinals
Outworkers' List kept ? Regularly forwarded? Abstract affixed ? F.I. Notified
General Condition & Remarks—
P.H. Dept., Guildhall, E.G. Date of Inspection Inspector
Reverse as for card used in Inspection of Factories, see page 69.
WORKPLACES.
(Kitchens of Restaurants, &c).
The kitchens of restaurants, &c., were inspected as heretofore, and speaking
generally, an improvement was noticeable in their condition.
It should be remembered that the business of a City restaurant is crowded
into a very few hours in the day, and this results, in some cases, in extremely untidy
conditions in the kitchen, necessitating constant cleansing—the want of which is the
principal defect now found in kitchens. As a rule, however, your orders are carried
out willingly and without delay.
As mentioned in previous reports Workplaces (unlike Factories and Workshops)
may be established without notice to anyone. This is a serious defect in the Act, and
more especially so in cases where food is stored or prepared. Any basement cellar
may be used for the purpose and remain uninspected for years until it happens to be
discovered, or complaint of a nuisance is received.
Other premises besides kitchens were inspected, including those occupied by provision
merchants, grocers, fried fish vendors, fruiterers and greengrocers, &c.