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27.
WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply of the Borough is controlled by the Metropolitan
Water Board and is relayed from public mains direct to houses. No
complaint regarding the quality of the water was received during the
year.
SWIMMING BATH WATER.
There are two Swimming baths in the Borough, one of which is open
all the year round, the other during the slimmer months only. During
the year seventeen samples of water from the baths were sent for
bacteriological examination and seventeen for analytical examination,
and all were found to be satisfactory.
EXAMINATION OF WATER FROM WELLS .
Three wells were in use in Shoreditch during the year, none
being used for drinking or domestic purposes.
OFFENSIVE TRADE PREMISES.
An establishment order under Section 140, Public Health (London)
Act, 1936, was renewed during the year in respect of the business of
a Fur Skin Dresser. The number of visits made was 4.
SHOPS ACT, 1950.
Sub-Section (2) of Section 38 of the Shops Act, 1950 requires
that in every shop, not being a shop exempt from the provisions of
this Sub-Section, there shall be provided and maintained suitable
and sufficient sanitary conveniences available for the use of persons
employed in or about the shop.