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Contraventions rectified.
Cleanliness 140
Overcrowding 3
Temperature 79
Ventilation 18
Lighting 15
Sanitary conveniences 80
Washing facilities 67
Eating facilities 7
Clothing accommodation 13
Sitting facilities 1
Floors, passages, stairs 56
Dangerous machinery guarded 24
First Aid provisions 87
Abstract of Act posted 100
Not registered 15
Other contraventions 6
Exemptions.
No exemptions (Section 46) were granted in 1968.
Accidents Reported and Investigated.
In offices 3
In retail shops 25
In wholesale shops and warehouses 4
In catering establishments open to public; in canteens,
etc. 3
No reports of serious accidents were received during the year.
Every accident reported, however, was followed up and advice given
to the employers concerned. It is interesting to note that the majority
of the accidents reported during 1968 occurred in retail food premises.
A list of premises in the Borough where lifts and hoists are installed
has been prepared in order that action will be taken where
applicable as from the effective date of the Regulations which come
into force on 24th May, 1969.
The total number of visits of all kinds made by the specialist staff
and by the Public Health Inspectors during 1968 was 2,871.
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949.