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During the year five applications for certificates were made under the provisions
of the Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts, 1920-1923, as to the
insanitary condition of dwellings, i.e., that they were not in all respects reasonably
fit for human habitation. In all cases the certificates were granted.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
The number of workshops, exclusive of bakehouses, on the register at the end
of the year was 1,498. Of these 177 had been added, 126 having been removed.
A classification of the workshops registered is contained in the summary of proceedings
under the Act which is appended. Some 3,078 visits of inspection were made
in connection with workshops and 716 to factories.
Three communications were received from the factory inspectors relative to the
establishment of 90 new workshops in the Borough. As the result of inspection 73
were found in a satisfactory condition, and five were not in use. With regard to the
remainder sanitary notices were necessary ; in five instances for cleansing, four for
the provision of proper and separate w.c. accommodation, one on account of
defective w.c., one for defective roof, and one for various defects.
Thirty-eight written intimations were received from the factory inspector relating
to insanitary conditions and infringements of the law as to public health in
connection with 25 factories and 14 workshops. The chief insanitary conditions to
which the factory inspector directed attention were : dirty conditions of walls and
ceilings in 17, defective and insufficient w.c. accommodation in 16, w.c.'s not
properly screened in two, absence of proper ventilation in three, and in one instance
there was an accumulation of refuse.
Including those brought under the notice of the department by the factory
inspector 429 workshops were dealt with, 439 sanitary notices being served upon
the parties responsible for their proper sanitary upkeep. The following is an abstract
of the sanitary work carried out to comply with these notices :—
Premises cleansed throughout 128
partially 64
Number of rooms cleansed 226
Walls, floors, sashes, etc., repaired
54
Light and ventilation improved 4
Roofs, guttering, etc., repaired 101
Overcrowding abated 1
Water reinstated or improved 2
Drains newly constructed
„ reconstructed 2
„ repaired, etc. 23
„ obstructions removed 18
Urinals cleansed, etc 4
Soil and vent pipes dealt with 3
Water-closets newly constructed 106
repaired, etc. 191
,, obstructions
removed 16
Sinks, etc., cleansed and repaired
6
Sink traps provided 2
Sculleries, yards, etc., paving
repaired 11
Sculleries, yards, etc., cleansed
or limewashed 79
Dust receptacles provided 16
Foul accumulations removed 57