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Other Matters.
Class. Number.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act Nil.
(s. 133).
Action taken in matters re- Notified by H.M. Inspector ... 541 ] 2 factories and |
ferred by H.M. Inspector j \42 workshops./
as remediable under the f
Public Health Acts, but i ✓ referring to \
not under the Factory ] Reports (of action taken) sent to 5 I 12 factories and 1
and Workshops Act (s. 5.) H.M. Inspector. V42 workshops./
Other 5
Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):-
Certificates granted during the year Nil.
In use at the end of the year 35
During the year 354 Sanitary Notices were served upon as many workshops.
The following is an abstract of the sanitary work carried out in compliance with
these notices:-
Premises cleansed throughout 60 Soil and vent pipes dealt with 6
Premises cleansed partially 57 Water-closets newly constructed 13
Number of rooms cleansed 209 Water-closets repaired, etc. 166
Walls, floors, sashes, etc., re- Water-closets obstructions repaired
65 moved 17
Light and ventilation improved 1 Sinks, etc., cleansed and reRoofs,
guttering, etc., repaired 116 paired 7
Overcrowding abated 1 Sink traps provided 3
Water reinstated or improved 1 Sculleries, yards, etc., paving reDrains
newly constructed 6 paired 9
Drains reconstructed 1 Sculleries, yards, etc., cleansed
Drains repaired, etc 11 or limewashed 58
Drains obstructions removed ... 13 Dust receptacles provided ... 13
Urinals cleansed, etc. ... ... 4 Foul accumulations removed ... 13
The number of factories under observation for insanitary conditions during
the year was 97, and in connection with them some 97 sanitary notices were served.
The work carried out to comply with these notices included the cleansing and repairing
of water-closets in 60 instances, the removal of obstructions from drains and waterclosets
in 63 instances, besides several other matters. Limewashing of factories
can only legally be dealt with by the Factory Inspector, but defects in connection
with the sanitary arrangements in factories are matters within the province of the
sanitary authority.
HOME WORK.
During the year 79 lists of out-workers were received from employers in the
Borough, 40 in the first and 39 in the second half-year. Those for the first half-year
are due in February, for the second in August. These lists contained the names