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'Including defects found but not remedied
in 1955.
Outworkers.
Part VIII of the Factories Act requires the occupier
of a factory who employs persons to carry out certain classes
of work in their own homes to supply a list of such persons
to the District Council every six months Ninety one noti
fications were received and 194 inspections made in every
instance the work was found to be carried out under suitable
conditions.
Shops Act
All parts of the Shops Act are administered including
hours of closing assistants half holiday Sunday trading
comfort and welfare of assistants, etc, The Act applies to
599 premises in the district and the Public Health Inspectors
made 3 230 visits including 1 872 outside normal office
hours i.e. in the evenings and on Sundays. As a result 24
informal notices were served but in no instance was it found
necessary to institute legal proceedings.
For the convenience of shopkeepers a stock of the
statutory forms which they are obliged to display on their
premises is held in the Public Health Department.
PART V MISCELLANEOUS.
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts
These Acts apply not only to the storage of petrol but
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