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INSPECTIONS OF WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
The number of Workshops and Work-places now on the
Register is 110—an increase of 22 on the number recorded
in my last Annual Report.
Each of the premises has been periodically inspected, and
as a result the following nuisances were discovered, viz.:—
Defective Drains 1
Defective Water-closets 1
Defective Flush Boxes to W.C.'s 6
Defective Floors 4
Blocked Drains 4
Foul W.C. Basins 6
Dirty Workrooms 19
Overcrowding 1
Insufficient means of Ventilation
provided 1
Drain opening in Bakehouse 1
Defective Roofs 3
Defective Sink 1
No Refuse Receptacles 3
I am pleased to be able to report that very little difficulty
was experienced in having these insanitary conditions remedied
by the responsible parties, and, in fact, I may say that, as
a rule, the general provisions of the Factory and Workshops
Act are well observed.
During the course of inspection it was gratifying to find
that overcrowding was practically non-existent, that the