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£238.4.l0d., was in hand at the close of the year.
Pollution of a ditch eventually draining to the Dyrham Park lake, was traced
to the local Dental works, where several sinks and the washings from the plating
department had been improperly connected to the surface water system. The work
of disconnecting and relaying the drains was carried out by the company under the
supervision of this Department.
DRAINAGE.
The drains of nine premises were found to be so defective as to necessitate
reconstruction.
Following receipt of a complaint, the "combined drain" serving six houses in
Ravenscroft Park was tested and found to be defective. In accordance with the
provisions of the Public Health Act, 193&, this work was carried out by the Council;
the expenses amounting to £178.17.6d., being recoverable from the owners concerned.
FACTORIES ACT. 1937.
Fifty-four inspections of factories with and without power, and outworkers
premises were made during the year.
Three notifications of contravention of the requirements of the Act were
received from H.M. Inspector of Factories. One instance of lack of proper
sanitary ac-commodation was not complied v/ith owing to the premises being closed
down. The other two notices concerned the dirty condition of sanitary conveniences,
which were dealt with informally, as were other minor infringements of
the Act, disclosed during inspections.
MEANS OF ESCAPE IN CASE OF FIRE.
Section 34 of the Act requires every factory in which more than 20 persons are
employed to be certified by the local authority as being provided with such means
of escape in case of fire for the persons employed therein as may reasonably be required
in the circumstances of each case.
At the instance of H.M. Inspector of Factories, three applications for
certificates were received. A further two applications were made by the occupiers
of the factories for revised certificates owing to material changes in conditions.
These factories were inspected, and in three cases improvements were required.