Department in two directions has) made an important contribution toward a more hygienic condition in small factory premises. Prior to the Chinese New Year, notifications were issued to workshops requiring a whitewashing of the premises and a general. cleaning away of debris. Advantage was taken of the habit of the workshop to prepare the premises for the New Year. In future it is expected to use this procedure, and it Is hoped, with even better results. 'A second direction of effort was in the provision of latrine accommoda tion In small workshops. The fact that many of these are in premises not originally designed for industrial ses, and therefore without adequate sanitary accommodation, has meant that a very unsanitary situation had developed. Provision of cheap accom modation of the type devised by the Department has an important bearing on the possibilities of future installation, The Public Health Department also Jassisted in conducting experiments in freeing the crowded sleeping quarters of small industrial premises from intestation by bed bugs. Fatigue result
rest can be an important factor in {ng from Joss of sleep end Inadequate that lack of ce-ordination: which contributes to the incidence of industrial accidents. Fatigue, too, is a factor predisposing to the ill effects of dietary deficiency. The infestation is however extremely difficult to eradicate. The importance of the experiments conducted by the Public Health Department lies in the effort to find 'a cheap and efficacious means of efadicaion. The experiments wil be continued.
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