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10
Other Premises—
Schools 19
Factories 39
Meat distributing centre 324
Butchers' shops and provisions stores 244
Bakehouses 43
Fishshops 52
Dairies and Milkshops 34
Massage Establishments 11
Other Food premises 154
Rat infestations (Inspectors) 426
Rat infestation (Rat-Catcher) 176
Verminous premises 5
Petroleum installations 72
Shops Act 43
Premises where animals are kept 22
Van Dwellings 3
Bombed Sites 11
For Requisitioning purposes 51
Miscellaneous inspections, including visits due to war
circumstances 387
Total number of inspections and re-inspections 4,500
Drainage—
Renewed or repaired, including war damaged drains 64
Notices served—
Informal:—
Housing Act, 1936 72
Public Health Acts 89
Statutory:—
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 24 15
„ 39 3
„ 83 1
Housing Act, 1936, Section 9 21
Factories Act, 1937.—The total number of factories registered at the
close of the year was (1) Power Factories—83, (2) Non-power factories—46.
These included fourteen bakehouses, two being underground bakehouses.
Informal notices were served and satisfactory results obtained in
respect of 5 factories with regard to cleanliness of premises, improvement
or repair to sanitary arrangements, as well as improved ventilation.
Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts, 1920 to 1939.—A few
enquiries were made by occupiers of premises with regard to their position
under the Act, but notices served in respect of the conditions referred to
usually had the desired effect.
No certificates were granted.