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The use of unsatisfactory coal is the common cause of smoke nuisance in the
Borough; such use arises when attempts are made to effect economy in running
plant Usually a visit by the Inspector or a letter from the Medical Officer of
Health secures immediate abatement of the nuisance
In accordance with its powers under the Public Health (Smoke Abatement)
Act, 1926, the Council made a small contribution towards the cost of the work
for smoke abatement carried on by the National Smoke Abatement Society
Inspection of Workshops, etc
The routine inspection of factories, workshops and workplaces has been carried
out during the year 397 factories were inspected, 520 workshops and 3,212
workplaces
It is found that changes frequently occur in the occupation of workshops To
obtain information of such changes and further details of industrial conditions in the
Borough a large number of visits and inspections were made in addition to the routine
inspections mentioned above As the result of these visits 37 premises no longer used
for the purpose for which they had been registered were removed from the register of
workshops In some cases, owing to the introduction of machinery, former"workshops"
had become "factories" and the necessary transfer to the factory registei was effected
Variations in the staff employed were also frequently reported During the year 44
workshops were added to the register
At the end of the year there were 611 workshops on the register
364 employed men only,
41 employed women only, and
206 employed both men and women
The number of employees is often very small and many of the workshops are in
tenement houses (houses let in lodgings)