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Seven communications were received from the Factory Inspector relative to
the establishment of 171 new workshops in the Borough. On inspection 122 were
found to be in a satisfactory condition. 10 were not in occupation at the time of
visit, at one it was found that no work was being carried on, and one was an outworkers
premises. The remainder were more or less unsatisfactory from a sanitary
point of view requiring the attention of the sanitary officers and some 37 notices
were served.
Some 37 written intimations were received from the factory inspector referring
to insanitary conditions and infringements of the law relating to public health in
connection with 66 workshops and workplaces. The chief insanitary conditions
to which the sanitary inspector directed attention were: dirty condition of walls
and ceilings in 7 instances, defective or insufficient water-closet accommodation
in 45, want of proper separate sanitary accommodation for the sexes in 8, absence
of water-closet accommodation in 2, insanitary state of urinals in 1, and overcrowding
in 3 instances. These workshops were all inspected by the officers of the Borough
Council and the necessary steps were taken to deal with the insanitary conditions
to which attention had been directed, as well as a number of others which came
under the observation of the sanitary inspectors when visiting the premises. The
results of the action taken upon these intimations were reported to the factory
inspector from time to time during the year.
Including those brought under our notice by the factory inspector 315 workshops
were dealt with, and 270 sanitary notices were served upon the parties responsible
for keeping them in a proper sanitary condition. In some instances more than one
workshop was dealt with on the same notice. The following is an abstract of the
sanitary work carried out to comply with notices served in connection with the
workshops referred to during the year 1910:—
New drains constructed 3
Drains relaid or repaired 12
Stack pipes disconnected 2
Stack pipes reinstated 12
Eaves gutters reinstated 10
Sink waste pipes disconnected 10
Yards paved 4
Water-closets reconstructed 25
New water-closets constructed 11
Water-closets deansed and lime-
washed 175
Obstructions removed from
water-closets 19
Urinals repaired and cleaned 9
Ventilation improved 6
Water-closets' flushing apparatus
repaired 69
Water supply laid on or restored 4
Leaking water-pipes repaired 2
Rooms cleansed and whitewashed 231
Yards 96
Areas 9
Roofs repaired 30
Floors 1
Stairs 5
Doors 9
Sashes 2
Dust receptacles provided 9
Foul accumulations removed 6