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Factory and Workshops Act, 1895, and Public Health (London)
Act, 1891.
Under the afore-mentioned Acts a systematic inspection is
being carried on, thus entailing a large amount of time in the
endeavour to compile a complete register of the factories and
workshops within the Parish, and we are pleased to state that
every assistance is given by the various employers of labour with
reference to the provision of sanitary appliances required in
accordance with the Acts.
The following shows the work done by your Sanitary Inspectors
during the past year
Number of visits to workshops 269
,, workshops found correct 113
,, ,, ,, with defective drains 24
,, ,, ,, ,, foul water-closets and urinals 120
„ ,, „ requiring additional water-closets 36
,, additional waterclosets provided 135
,, visits to workrooms 660
,, workrooms requiring cleansing 408
,, ,, found satisfactory 252
,, „ measured 50
„ ,, requiring ventilation 8
,, ,, found overcrowded 10
,, proceedings taken in respect of water-closet accommodation
2
,, references to Her Majesty's Inspector of Factories
relating to overcrowding, young persons and
dangerous machinery, and provision for fire 15
Total Number of Sanitary Notices.
Written intimations 1,583
Statutory notices 734
Notices of summons 115
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Twenty-five summonses were taken out under this Act, four of
them being for exposing or selling unsound food, 13 for the
abatement of nuisances, two for failing to provide sufficient watercloset
accommodation, and six for contravening the Bye-laws of
the London County Council. Of these, 23 resulted in convictions,
one was withdrawn and one dismissed, the fines and costs imposed
amounting to £51 8s.