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HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT.—Proceedings
were initiated in respect to one house, which the owner closed on
the facts being fully explained to her.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT.—Section 132 of the Factory
and Workshop Act, 1901, provides:—
"The Medical Officer of Health of every District Council, shall,
in his Annual Report to them, report specifically on the
administration of this Act in workshops and workplaces, and
he shall send a copy of his Annual Report, or so much of it as
deals with this subject, to the Secretary of State."
The following is a summary of the work done under this Act in
Croydon during 1908.
FACTORIES.-For the most part, the law relating to Factories
is administered by the Home Office. 82 visits were, however, made
to Factories, 69 being in reference to sanitary accommodation, two
in reference to a complaint at an engineering factory, three in
reference to new occupation, and eight in reference to smoke. All
the defects noted were remedied during the year.
WORKSHOPS.-The number of workshops on the register, the
various trades carried on therein, the number of workpeople
employed, and the number of visits paid by the Inspector, are shown
in Table X.