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69
L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1904—
Number of verminous rooms cleansed (Sec. 20) 929
Number of filthy articles purified (Sec. 19) —
Number of sanitary conveniences altered (Sec. 22) 2
Number of sanitary conveniences removed (Sec. 22) 1
Number of fixed ashpits removed (Sec. 23) 5
Places where Food is prepared for sale—
Number on Register 307
Number of Inspections 575
Number of Notices served 92
House to House Inspections—
Number of Inspections 7,003
Number of defects 3,778
Number of Notices served Intimations 3,246
Statutory Notices 1,486
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
The total number of workshops on the Register was 2,810, but this does
not include factories, workplaces and outworkers' premises.
4,445 inspections revealed defects which required the service of 815
written notices, 26 of these referred to factories. 771 to workshops, including
workshop laundries, and 18 to workplaces other than outworkers' premises.
Cleanliness.—568 notices were served to properly cleanse workshops.
Ventilation.—The ventilation of 59 workshops was improved.
Overcrowding.—Overcrowding was abated in 32 workshops.
Sanitary Accommodation.—The sanitary accommodation was improved in 82
workshops by providing additional and suitable water closets.
Outworkers' Premises.—5,455 inspections were made to outworkers' premises
during the year. 361 premises were found to be insanitary. Notifiable
diseases occurred in 22 outworkers' premises during the year.