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Rag Flock
Acts.
Cowsheds.
Offensive
Businesses.
Lodging
Houses.
9 inspections were made during the year to 3 premises subject to the
provisions of the Rag Flock Acts.
There are 19 cowsheds in the Borough. During the year 130 inspections
were made to the cowsheds, and it was found necessary to serve 19 notices
for minor matters.
592 inspections were made during the year to the 48 offensive businesses
carried on in the borough. 32 notices were served for minor matters and it
was not found necessary to take legal proceedings.
10 persons were duly licensed under the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933,
as Slaughtermen at a knackers yard in the Borough.
There are 17 common lodging houses. 316 inspections were carried out
during the year and 13 notices were served for various defects found to exist.

In addition to the above, there are 10 Seamen's Lodging Houses. 107
inspections were made of them during the year, 8 notices were served for
minor nuisances.
The number of inspections made to outworkers' premises was 879, and
the number of premises where sanitary defects were found to exist was 412.
Notifiable infectious disease occurred in 83 outworkers' premises.
There are 92 firms in the Borough employing outworkers, and of these
firms 69 sent in lists twice in the year and 21 once. These related to a net
number of 1,712 outworkers, of which 1,017 were resident in the Borough and
695 were transferred to other Districts.
In addition, 582 lists relating to a net number of 1,480 outworkers were
received from other Boroughs during the year.