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The spare gun kindly loaned to the Borough by the
R.S.P.C.A. has been used on several occasions when guns
belonging to butchers have been temporarily out of action.
One thousand, two hundred and forty-nine visits were
made to slaughterhouses during the year.
FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES.
Two hundred and eighteen visits were made to factories
and workplaces during 1932 as compared with 192 in 1931.
Other details with respect to these premises are contained
in the tables on pages 16 and 17.
Factories are subject to inspection by H.M. Inspector
of Factories, but it is the duty of the Local Authority to
inspect the sanitary accommodation and to see that any
sanitary defects are remedied. H.M. Inspector sends notification
of any defects he has discovered so that appropriate
action may be taken.
For some years now a spirit of helpful co-operation has
existed between H.M. Inspector for the district and your
Officers. Notes are compared at convenient intervals, and
overlapping is avoided.
New sanitary conveniences and baths, etc., were provided
at the Gas Works during the past year. The new
accommodation is a great improvement and is very much
appreciated by the employees.
DISINFECTION AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The amount of work in connection with disinfection
was slightly more in 1932, compared with 1931.
There were 189 rooms in 158 houses sprayed and fumigated
with formalin; 1,488 articles were passed through the
steam disinfector.
Disinfection of premises is not only carried out after
notifiable Infectious disease, but also at the request of the
public. In such cases a charge, sufficient to cover the cost
of the work, is made.
The Infectious Motor Ambulance is constructed for the
dual purpose of removing patients to Hospital and for the
conveying of bedding to and from the Disinfecting Station.