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Malden and Coombe 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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The following is a tabulated sumaiary of the various matters
requiring attention and notices served:—
TABLE III.
| Matters requiring attention. | Bakehouses | Factories. | Laundries. | Workshops. | Work-places. | Home-wark'rs | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleansing and Limewashing | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | |||
| Drains stopped | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Insufficient ventilation | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Defective Sanitary Fittings | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Yard Paving | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Sundry other Nuisances | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
All defects found were remedied during the year.
Five notices were sent to H. M. Inspector of Factories in
accordance with the requirements of the Acts.
Bakehouses.— Six bakehouses are now on the register, all of
which have been inspected at intervals during the year.
There is no underground bakehouse in the district.
Workplaces.— Only one workplace is on the register.
Additional legislation with regard to Factories and Workshops
came into operation on Jan. ist, 1908. This is an Act to amend
the Factory and Workshops Act of 1901, and provides additional
regulations for Laundries, application of provisions to Domestic
Workshops, and also brings certain institutions, which hitherto
have not been controlled by the above Acts, now under these
operations.
HOME WORK.
There were no homeworkers notified during the year in the
district
Four homeworkers were notified to this by other local
authorities, however.
One notice was served.