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(d) Drainage of Floors where "Wet Processes" are
carried on. The majority of the premises which come under
this heading are small laundries, of which there are 26 on the
register.
It was found necessary to serve three notices in regard
to this matter during the year. One was remedied, and the
other two were allowed to stand over till weather conditions
were suitable.
(e) Provision of suitable and sufficient Sanitary Accommodation.
At 7 workshops or factories the sanitary accommodation
was found to be insufficient, defective and unsuitable,
or not properly separated for the sexes as required by
the Home Office Order of 190-3. The requirements of the
Department were carried out in six instances, and in the one
remaining the necessary work was not completed by the end
of the year.
Other general nuisances to the number of 52 were discovered
during the inspection of workshops, 49 of which were
remedied before the close of the year.
Special Sanitary Regulations for Bakehouses.—
Breaches of these numbered 5, consisting principally of
neglect to carry out periodical cleansing and limewashing.
All the necessary work was duly carried out satisfactorily.
Homework.—Eighty-four visits of inspection were made
to Outworkers' premises. It was found necessary to serve
6 notices, chiefly with regard to want of cleanliness of rooms,
etc.; these were readily complied with.
It was again only found necessary to send eight communications
to employers reminding them of the necessity of
forwarding lists of their Outworkers, and in each case they
were promptly sent in.
Details of the visits paid to Factories and Workshops
and Workplaces are given on the forms supplied for that
purpose by the Home Office, and particulars will be found in
the Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Shops Acts, 1912 and 1913.—Thirteen hundred and
seven visits were made of the 903 occupied shops in the district
to ascertain if the provisions of the Acts were being
complied with. The following is a tabulated statement of the
result of these inspections
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