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Offices.
Under the Public Health Act, 1936, section 343, the term
" workplace " is defined thus: —
" Workplace does not include a factory or workshop.
but save as aforasaid includes any place in which persons
are employed otherwise than in domestic service."
In Circular 1,600 issued from the Ministry of Health and
dated 1st May, 1037, it is stated that the new definition of workplace
in section 343 of the Public Health Act embraces all places
of clerical employment and removes the doubt which previously
existed as to the extent to which local authorities had control
over conditions in offices and that under sections 43—46 and
section 02, sub-section (1) (a) (e) statutory powers with regard
to sanitary conveniences, insufficient ventilation or uncleanliness
or obnoxious effluvia or overcrowding in offices are now available.
It was, therefore, necessary to locate and inspect these
offices.
The number inspected and recorded at the end of 1038
was 201.
Generally speaking, the class of office in this Borough is
excellent and it is pleasing to report that in only 7 instances
was the water-closet accommodation found to be insufficient and
ln 3 instances the washing and cloak room accommodation
unsatisfactory. These matters are receiving attention.