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re-inspections. Of these 972 houses, 806 were found not
in all respects reasonably fit for habitation. Informal
notices were issued in 750 instances and the remainder
were dealt with satisfactorily by mutual co-operation
between owners and the inspectors. The great majority
of houses under notice during the year were made fit,
and at the time of writing the outstanding defects at
the end of the year have, with the exception of a few
minor matters, been satisfactorily remedied.
In addition to the foregoing figures it should be
noted that 342 houses were inspected as follows : Overcrowding,
6; verminous conditions. 37; dirty conditions,
5; water supply, 1; cesspool drainage, 77; infectious
disease, 122; disinfection purposes, 83; and disinfestation
purposes, 11.
SHOPS ACTS, 1912-1936.
The Shops Act of 1934 which came into operation
on 31st December, 1934, regulates the number of hours
during which young- persons under the age of 18 years
may be employed, and provides generally for the health
and welfare of the workers.
The Shops Act, 1936. brings lending libraries, with
certain exceptions, within the purview of the Shops
Acts.
The Retail Meat Dealers (Sunday Closing) Act,
1936, requires that butchers' shops shall be closed on
Sundays, with certain exemptions with regard to selling
of kosher meat.
The Shops (Sunday Training Restriction) Act, 1M>
restricts the opening of shops and trading on Sunday.
The Act contains provision for granting partial exemption
orders and special provisions regarding the Jewisn
Sabbath. Where assistants are employed on Sundays
the Act provides for holidays on week-days in lieU
thereof.
These enactments are all designed to minimise a>
far as possible any conditions which militate againsttw
health of shop assistants and employees, and as tar as