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(60)
FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS' ACT, 1901.
The above Act, which became operative in January,
1902, made considerable alterations and additions to
the duties of District Councils, with regard to
factories, workshops, and work places, and it was
deemed necessary to appoint an Inspector, principally
to carry out the provisions of the Act. During the
nine months since the appointment was made 205
workshops, 137 laundries, and 61 bakehouses have
been inspected and placed on the register, besides 89
premises where work is carried on (principally in the
making of wearing apparel, for firms in and outside
the District), and known as outworkers. These have
all been inspected and in many cases re-inspected,
there having been 521 primary inspections and 387
re-inspections. Overcrowding was found to exist in 12
instances, 10 of these being dressmakers'establishments,
and in 106 instances the premises were found to be
in a very dirty condition, requiring whitewashing and
cleansing.
The appended table gives a summary of the visits
and the work done during the nine months.