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Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
The duties under this Act are carried out by the staff of the
Middlesex County Council. During the year 156 complaints were
received regarding the presence of rats. On receipt of complaints
inspections are made by the Sanitary Inspectors, and where no
sanitary defects are found existing the complaint is forwarded to
the County Inspector.
Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
In this district there are 190 factories, 183 workshops and
8 workplaces, to which the following numbers of visits were paid
during the year: factories 238, workshops 218, and workplaces 65.
Of the total of 53 Public Health Acts nuisances detected,
29 were due to want of cleanliness and one due to deficient
ventilation. There were 17 instances of unsatisfactory sanitary
accommodation, this being unsuitable or defective in 15 instances,
insufficient in one, and no separate provision made for the sexes
in one.
No outwork was done in unwholesome premises.