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brought to light through the visits of the Sanitary Inspectors, were all dealt with, and
the Factory Inspector was informed of the steps taken to remedy the conditions to
which attention was drawn, in accordance with statutory requirements. The
whole of the sanitary work in regard to these workshops and workplaces was
satisfactorily completed within a few weeks after the close of the year.
In addition to those brought under the notice of the Sanitary Authority by the
Factory Inspector, some 224 factories, workshops and work places—mostly workshops—were
dealt with during the course of the year. The bakehouses are not
included in the above figures. The defects and insanitary conditions remedied were
similar in character to those referred to in the preceding paragraph. Special attention
was given to cleanliness, air space and ventilation, drainage of floors in cases where
wet processes are carried on, and the provision of suitable and sufficient sanitary
conveniences.
Altogether, 392 notices were served by the Sanitary Inspectors with respect to 446
factories, workshops and workplaces. In some cases several workshops were
included on a single notice.
The following is an abstract of the sanitary work done in connection with
factories, workshops and work places in the Borough during the year 1903.
Drains relaid 14
New drains constructed 1
Stack pipe3 disconnected 14
Stack pipes reinstated 27
Eaves gutters reinstated 24
Sink water pipes disconnected 15
Yards paved 18
Forecourts paved 1
Areas paved 3
Water closets re-constructed 33
New water closets constructed 37
Water closets cleansed and
limewashed 287
Light and ventilation provided
or improved in water closets 27
Obstructions removed from
water closets 29
Water closets repaired 10
Water closets disconnected from
workshops 18
Urinals repaired and cleaned 11
Urinals constructe 1 1
Water supply restored 19
Leaking water pipes repaired 21
Rooms cleansed & whitewashed 637
Yards „ „ „ 131
Areas „ „ „ 24
Roofs repaired 66
Floors 21
Stairs 15
Doors 15
Sashes 6
Ventilation under floors
provided 1
Ventilation of workshops improved
3
Dust receptacles provided 23
Foul accumulation removed 19
Overcrowding abated 5
Included in the above abstract is the work done under the supervision of the
Chief Sanitary Inspector in connection with three warehouses erected during the
year, which afford accommodatian for between two and three hundred persons.