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21
Gipsy vans removed, from district 42
Ventilation provided under ground
floors, and causes of dampness
removed 63
Articles or parcels of unsound food
destroyed 19
Removal of House Refuse.
The removal of house refuse, which is carried
out by the Council's own staff, has received close
attention, 5,522 loads having been collected and
taken to the Council's shoots or disposed of to
brickmakers.
Factory and Workshops Acts, 1901 and 1907.
A register of all workshops is kept, and at
the end of 1908 there were 128 workshops, 12
laundries and 44 bakehouses (including 1 underground
bakehouse), registered.
These have all been inspected several times
in the year, and the following contraventions
were found requiring action, which was taken:—
W.C.'s with defective flushing put in
order 13
Workshops and bakehouses cleansed
and limewashed 28
Overcrowding abated 2
Other nuisances abated 9