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(viii) Bakehouses.
There are 11 bakehouses in the District, to which 54 visits
were made. 27 defects were found and remedied during the
year.
(ix) Fish Frying.
There are 14 premises in which fish frying is carried on,
and 47 inspections were made to these premises. 6 defects
were found and remedied.
(x) Water Supplies.
Samples were taken from premises in the District, with
the following results:—
Satisfied Did not
test. satisfy test.
(a) Chemical Examination 38 10
(b) Bacteriological Examination . 48 -
8. Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
166 visits were made to 127 factories with mechanical
power, and 20 factories without mechanical power, in the
District
9. Piggeries.
There are 8 piggeries in the District, to which 30 visits
were made during the year. 6 defects were found and
remedied.
10. Cesspools.
As far as is known, there are 285 cesspools draining 343
premises in the District. Owners or occupiers of premises
make private arrangements with a Maidstone firm for
emptying cesspools. The charge made is 23s. for the first
1,000 gallons, and 20s. for each subsequent 1,000 gallons
of sewage emptied.
11. Smoke.
20 inspections and observations were made in connection
with the emission of smoke from industrial premises.
12. Pickers' Huts and Movable Dwellings.
There are 2 camps of pickers' huts in the District, which
were used during the year, and of which 11 inspections
were made.
115 visits were made to movable dwellings.
13. Rivers and Streams.
28 inspections were made of rivers and streams in the
District.
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