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FACTORIES.
Factories are not registered with the Council. H.M. Inspector
is responsible for the sanitary circumstances generally, and in case
of default he reports to the Sanitary Authority any matters coming
to his notice which are remediable under the Public Health Acts.
Three reports have been received during the year and dealt with.
PETROLEUM ACTS.
During the year 14 applications for renewals of licences to
keep petroleum were received and granted. Two new licences were
granted. The number of licences now in force within the District
is 16 for petroleum and 2 for carbide of calcium, and the number of
gallons of petroleum covered by the licences is 13,100.
CANAL BOATS.
During the year 54 canal boats have been inspected. The
general condition of the boats and their occupants was satisfactory.
The infringements of the Acts and Regulations were as follows:—
Cabin leaking, 1 ; marking, 1 ; painting required, 3; boat
found not registered, 1 ; certificate not produced, 1.
No legal proceedings were taken in respect of any infringements.
Notices to comply with the Acts and Regulations were served upon
the owners whose boats did not comply with the Acts and Regulations.
The complaint notes on return showed that the requirements had
been attended to.
No cases of infectious disease have been notified upon any of the
boats during the year. No boats were detained for cleansing and
disinfection.
This is not a registration authority.