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(f) Ashpits and cesspools.
(g) Receptacles for dung.
(h) Conveyance of carcasses of dead horses through streets.
(i) Bye-laws with respect to houses divided into separate tenements, etc.
(j) Licensing, inspection and supervision of seamen's lodging houses.
(k) Registration, licensing, inspection and regulation of common lodging houses.
(l) Licensing of dairymen to use premises as cow-houses.
(m) Licensing and inspection of slaughter-houses and knackers' yards.
(n) Offensive trades.
(o) Rag and bone dealers.
(p) Humane slaughtering of animals and poultry.
(q) Demolition of buildings.
(r) Ice cream vendors and premises.
(s) Duties concerned with infant life protection under Part XIII. of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1936.
(t) Smoke abatement.
(u) Fish curers and vendors of fried fish.
(v) Dairies, cowsheds and milkshops.
(w) Use of underground rooms for habitation.
(x) Protection of food.
B.—Public Health Legislation either enacted or coming into force during 1938:—
Factories Act, 1937. (Came into force 1st July, 1938.)
County of London (Measles and Whooping Cough) Regulations, 1938.
Population (Statistics) Act, 1938.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1938, Scction 3 and 4.
A summary of the most important provisions contained in this new legislation is set
out below:—
The Factories Act, 1937.
The New Factories Act which came into force on the 1st July, 1938, is designed
to secure safe and healthy working conditions in manufacturing and certain other operations.
It is a consolidating and amending measure, and will replace the Factory and Workshop Act
of 1901 and various later Acts. It follows broadly the lines of the Act of 1901, but contains
many new provisions based on modern practice and also embodies a large number of changes,
suggested by experience, on points of detail. One of its most important features is that it
greatly reduces the permissable working hours laid down in previous Factory Acts both for
women and young persons. It also regulates for the first time the working hours of some
additional classes of employees under 18 connected with factories, such as errand boys and
van boys.
Under Section 54, basement bakehouses lawfully in use at the 30th July, 1937, must,
in the year ending 30th June, 1939, and in every fifth succeeding year thereafter, be examined by
the appropriate Metropolitan Borough Councils. If, as a result of the examination, the Council
are not satisfied that the bakehouse is suitable for use as regards construction, height, light, ventilation
and any hygienic respect, the Borough Council may give notice in writing that the existing
certificate of suitability shall cease to have effect after the expiration of a period not less than
one month specified in the notice, and the basement bakehouse must cease to be used accordingly.
A right of appeal is given to a court of summary jurisdiction. On the other hand, if the
Borough Council are satisfied that the bakehouse is suitable they are to give notice in writing
that the certificate is to continue to operate in accordance with Section 54 (2) (b) of the Act.