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A. Factories.
1. Provision of means of escape in case of fire.
2. Enforcing the provision of suitable and sufficient sanitary
accommodation.
B. Workshops and Workplaces.
1. Sanitary condition, including (a) cleanliness, (b) air space,
(c) ventilation, (d) drainage of floors and (e) sanitary accommodation.
2. Provision of means of escape from fire in workshops.
3. Special sanitary regulations of bakehouses.
4. Home work.
The provision of means of escape in case of fire is dealt
with by the Surveyor's Department.
The number of workshops on the register at the end of
1911 was 333. This is a reduction of 84 on the number on
the register in 1910. This reduction is due to the smaller number
of workshop laundries on the register. During the inspections
made in the year, inquiries were made as to the provision of any
mechanical power, and wherever any mechanical power of any
kind was used the premises were deleted from the workshop
register.
Since the registration of the premises as workshops a large
number of laundries had installed mechanical power.
592 inspections were made during the year, and 352 notices
were served.
In conclusion I have to thank the Staff of the Health
Department for their co-operation during the year, and for their
assistance in the compilation of the different Tables.
As in former years, the County Council Tables have been
compiled entirely by Mr. Kinch. The accuracy of the County