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sanitary state, and no doubt they are using their best endeavours
to carry out the work allotted to them. I think I may be permitted
to say that the Sanitary Committee have taken into their
consideration the increased work thrown upon us by the Act,
and they have in hand at the present time the question of providing
additional assistance, either by clerical aid, or by recommending
the appointment of additional Inspectors; my view is,
that by taking all the clerical duties from our present Inspectors,
it will allow them to devote their whole time to inspecting
and re-inspecting the district, and at the same time will enable
us to have kept a continuous systematic record of every house
in the district; and I can only say that as far as my endeavours
go I shall try to carry out the Act as efficiently as our limited
staff will allow, and I know I can count on the assistance of
the Inspectors in helping me to do this.
THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT.
This Act imposes many new and important duties on Sanitary
Authorities that were previously carried out by the Government
Inspectors, we are now made responsible for the systematic inspection
of workshops, to see they are kept in a cleanly condition,
that they have a proper number of conveniences, and
particularly so where male and female labour is employed in
one workshop. I am required to forward to the Local Government
Board certificates where women are employed in workshops
in our district; I propose to have these workshops
inspected twice a year.
BAKEHOUSES.
We have 84 bakehouses in our district; I have, during the
past year, visited them, and find them taken as a whole in a
very good sanitary condition ; and I can safely say that although
my visits were at all times and at all hours, I observed the greatest
cleanliness amongst the employees; the bakehouses are all well
lighted and ventilated, and whilst a few of them required whitewashing,
for the most part they were very clean and wholesome.
SLAUGHTER AND COW-HOUSES.
Although the Vestry is not directly concerned in granting
licences to the above kind of premises, yet, in order to ensure
the sanitary condition of the district, before licenses are
granted by the County Council, it is necessary that we should
visit these premises and give our approval or otherwise to their
being granted: with the Inspectors I have visited all of them in
the district and found them to be in a good sanitary condition, and
so I advised the Sanitary Committee not to offer any objection
to the licences being renewed.