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cleaned off and polished by various grinding wheels and plates. Wood
letters: these are cut out by machine, finished off and gilded or
coloured as desired.
7. Foundry.
This factory occupies part of the arches in Rolt Street and is
devoted to general iron casting. Already I have described a similar
process. Iron is smelted in a cupola, coke heated with blast ; then the
metal is run into the required moulds. The ventilation of the factory
was good. One w.c. is provided for the 12 men employed. The
manager was asked to limewash the w.c. premises.
TUBERCULOSIS.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I have pleasure in submitting herewith the Annual Report on
Tuberculosis work in the Borough.
Notifications. The following Table gives a summary of the
Notifications received from 1st January, 1928, to the 29th December,
1928, and is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the
Ministry of Health.
The number of Primary Notifications is 213, 166 Pulmonary Tuberculosis
and 47 Non-Pulmonary as compared with 172 Pulmonary and
54 Non-Pulmonary for the previous year.