There was a decline in the number trid seriousness of fires in establish ments manufacturing celluloid arcles during the year, for whereas in 1939 there were 20 such fires. which resulted inthe death of 23 persons and injury to 40 others, in IMO the Brigade attended only 12 and the casualties were 3 dead and 2 Injured. It is to be concluded that measures adopted by this Department, in collaboration with the Industrial Seclion and: Public Works Depart~ ment. for the control of the storage and manufacture of celluloid. and the safety. of workers engaged' in this hazardous trade, were largely yes~ ponsible for the' Improvement. This dealt. with in Part IV under Fire Prevention.
Apart from the celluloid fires in the extra-Settlement area serious outbreak occurred on November 28 the collaboration of the Industrial Section and. the Public. Work De-Parlment. appropriate: Licence Con* ditions were drafted, The Council approved these and decreed that such premises would be licensed from An intensive campaign was then launched by the Inspection Branch against all premises wherein celluloid was either processed or stored, with a view Lo enforcing the Licence Conditions, and. the result was that the rear majority of establishments, Which were unable to comply. with the new requirements. ceased opera~ Hons in the Settlement. The fire hazard, created by this - dangerous.
lo and the unsatisfactory manner in which It was being conducted, was thus greatly reduced and the mea sures taken to control the trade were undoubtedly responsible for the re~ markable decline In. the number of celluloid ares and easoalties resting
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