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1904,1,133 in 1903 and 1,081 in 1902. A classification of the workshops registered
is contained in the summary of proceedings under the Act, which is appended.
Some 3,174 visits of inspection were made in connection with workshops, and 500 to
factories. Five communications were received from the Factory Inspector relative
to the establishment of 63 new workshops in the Borough. On inspection 43 were
found to be in a satisfactory sanitary condition, and 5 were not in occupation at the
time when visited. The remainder were all more or less unsatisfactory from a
sanitary point of view, and some 15 notices were served.
From the Factory Inspector 23 written intimations were received relating
to insanitary conditions and infringements of the law as to public health in connection
with 39 workshops and 3 factories. The chief insanitary conditions to
which the Factory Inspector directed attention were: dirty conditions of walls
and ceilings in 15 instances, defective and insufficient water-closet accommodation
in 3, want of proper separate accommodation for the sexes in 13, overcrowding in 1,
want of proper light and ventilation in 1, other defects in connection with sanitary
accommodation 2, want of proper ventilation 1, no lobby to w.c.'s 2, and w.c's and
urinals dirty 4 instances.
Including those brought under our notice by the Factory Inspector, 384 workshops
were dealt with and 353 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 1914 :—
New drains constructed 6 Urinals repaired and
Drains relaid or repaired 10 cleansed 8
Stack pipes disconnected 4 New water-closets con-
Stack pipes reinstated 18 structed 11
Eaves gutters reinstated 20 Water-closets' flushing appa-
Sink waste pipes discon- ratus repaired 67
nected 12 Water supply laid on or
Yards paved 9 restored 10
Areas paved 1 Leaky water pipes repaired 14
Forecourts paved 6 Rooms cleansed and white-
Door sills provided 2 washed 387
Water-closets reconstructed 41 Doors repaired 3
Water-closets cleansed and Sashes repaired 4
lime-washed 170 Dust receptacles provided 2
Yards cleansed and white- Dung receptacles provided 2
washed 79 Foul accumulations re-
Areas cleansed and white- moved 13
washed 2 Ventilation improved 2
Roofs repaired 35 Damp courses provided 2
Floors repaired 17 Walls pointed 6
Stairs repaired 2
Obstructions removed from
water-closets 36