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in every case to trace the source of the infection although in cases
which apparently occur sporadically the possibility is slight.
VERMINOUS PREMISES
Only one visit was made during the year regarding verminous
premises, this figure is so low that no comment is necessary.
SCHOOLS, BROOKS & STREAMS, HAIRDRESSERS
& BARBERS PREMISES
These are routine inspections and justify little comment, they do
not vary to any extent year by year.
FACTORIES
Routine visits to factories and outworkers for the purpose of the
Factories Act were made during the year, a total of 151 inspections
being made. Two contraventions of the Act were found and one
was referred to the department by H.M. Inspector of Factories. The
two contraventions found on inspection were lack of cleanliness in
the sanitary conveniences, and the contravention referred to us by
H.M. Inspector of Factories was lack of a ventilated space between
the sanitary conveniences and the work rooms. All these contraventions
were remedied on the service of informal notices.
SHOPS ACT
Routine inspections of shops under this Act have continued, and
no serious contraventions have been observed during the year. These
inspections have to be made outside office hours and on Sundays in
order to ascertain that the closing hours and the provisions regarding
Sunday trading are being observed.
During the year an application was received for the registration of
a shop under Section 53 of the Act by a person observing the Jewish
Sabbath. The application was accompanied by the requisite statutory
declaration. It was known, however, that the applicant had, in fact,
traded on the Jewish Sabbath in the past and an application was,
therefore, made to the London Committee of Deputies of the British
Jews for them to test whether the declaration was genuine. The case
was, in due course, considered by the Committee who decided that
the conscientious objection on religious grounds to trading on the
Jewish Sabbath was not genuinely held by the applicant.
The Council therefore revoked the registration under Section 53.
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