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Sale of Food.
No. of premises used other No. of inspections- - 1,934
than ice cream premises,
milk shops and cowsheds - 443
Disinfection Shelter.
Persons accommodated- - 24
Ophthalmia Neonatorum Regidations.
No. of notifications received during the year
from certified midwives - nil.
Sanitary Officers.
No. of Sanitary Inspectors (Whole time)—-Male, 18. Female, Nil.
„ „ (Temporary) „ 2.
,, „ (Part time)—Male, Nil. Female, Nil.
No. of Health Visitors—Whole time, 11. Part time, Nil.
Factories and Workshops.
The total number of workshops on the Register was 2,915; but this does
not include factories, workplaces and out-workers' premises.
3,902 inspections to factories, workshops and workplaces revealed defects,
which necessitated the service of 1,270 written notices. 65 of the notices
referred to factories, 1,155 to workshops including workshop laundries, and
50 to workplaces other than out-workers' premises.
Cleanliness.—493 notices were served to cleanse workshops.
Ventilation.—The ventilation of 40 workshops was improved.
Overcrowding.—Overcrowding was abated in 24 workshops.
Sanitary Accommodation.—The sanitary accommodation was improved
in 185 workshops by providing additional and suitable water-closets.
506 other nuisances were remedied in workshops.
Oiit-workers' Premises.—1,238 inspections were made to out-workers'
premises during the year; 240 premises were found to be insanitary, and 187
cases of notifiable infectious disease occurred therein.