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On Inspector Firth's district 20, including 7 fried-fish shops, were under observation.
Of these 7, including 1 fried-fish shop, were in a satisfactory sanitary condition.
The remainder all more or less required attention, chiefly on account of want of sufficient
cleanliness on the premises. In one case overcrowding was found.
Inspector Jordan had 99 premises under observation, including the kitchens of
13 public-houses, where dinners are provided, and 9 fried-fish shops. Of these, 75
were found to be in a satisfactory sanitary condition, 11 being kitchens of public houses
and 7 fried-fish shops. The rest all more or less required attention, chiefly on account
of insufficient attention to the cleanliness of the premises. In a few cases there was
an absence of proper receptacles for house refuse, and in one or two instances defects
were observed in connection with the sanitary arrangements.
On Inspector Langstone's district 43 premises were under inspection, 31 of which
were found in a satisfactory sanitary condition, including 9 out of 10 fried-fish shops.
The remainder mostly required cleansing. In one or two cases the sanitary arrangements
were defective.
Inspector Clements had 28 premises under observation, including a jam factory,
a brawn factory, a kitchen of a public-house where dinners are provided, and 9 friedfish
shops. Of these 15, including the jam and brawn factories, the public-house kitchen
and 4 fried-fish shops were in a satisfactory sanitary condition. The remainder
mostly required cleaning. At one of the fried-fish shops the drains had to be reconstructed.
The rest of the defects were of a minor character.
Altogether 182 cook-shops and eating-houses (including 14 public-houses), 46
fried-fish shops and two other premises where food is prepared, were under inspection
as compared with 161 (including 12 public-houses), and 40 fried-fish shops for 1904.
Some 655 visits of inspection were made in connection with them, and 77 sanitary notices
were served. The results indicate that a larger proportion of these premises required
attention on account of insanitary conditions than was the case in 1904.
BARBERS' SHOPS.
The results of an inspection made during the year of the premises in the Borough
where barbers' businesses are carried on are summarised below:—
On Inspector Lear's district 17 premises were visited. In 15 of these the general
sanitary condition was satisfactory, a few minor defects only requiring attention. In
the other two the sanitary condition was unsatisfactory. In one of them a water-closet
was found without ventilation, opening directly into the shop.
Inspector Firth had 14 under observation. In 8 the general sanitary condition
was satisfactory. The rest all more or less needed attention on account of sanitary
defects. In one instance the premises were exceedingly dirty, and in another the sanitary
arrangements generally were defective.