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premises, (b) the fencing of machinery, (c) the affixing of
notices, (d) limewashing of premises of tenants in common, (e)
the removal of dust by fans, &c. Certain sections of the Act
of 1891 may, and the power to make orders shall, apply as if the
owner were the occupier; summonses, &c., to be served on
occupiers under the Factory Acts may, under clause 21 of the
Bill, be served on owners. The owner is made responsible for
the observance of regulations as to grinding (fencing, &c.) under
Schedule I of the Bill, where this is carried on, and (with or
without the occupier) for other provisions in respect of the protection
of the workers against accidents. "A certificate of the
fitness of any young person or child for employment in a tenement
factory shall be valid for his similar employment in any
part of the same factory." Under clauses 25 and 26 (Special
Restrictions as to Employment) (Dangerous or Unhealthy Trades) the
use of lead and arsenic in tinning or enamelling cooking utensils
is prohibited; and by an extension of the Act of 1891 the
making of special rules prohibiting or restricting employment in
processes certified by the Secretary of State to be dangerous or
unhealthy is authorized.
The heading Special Provisions for Health (clauses 27 to 31)
covers the compulsory notification to the Chief Inspector of
Factories by medical practitioners of cases of poisoning in
factories and workshops from lead, phosphorus, or arsenic, and
of anthrax. Other diseases may be included by the Secretary
of State. The fee and penalty for neglect to notify are the
same as in the Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act. Written
notice of the cases are also to be sent to the Inspector and the
factory Surgeon. Provision is to be made for suitable washing
conveniences in factories and workshops where poisonous substances,
such as those above named, are used. The Cotton
Cloth Factories Act, 1889, is made to apply to textile factories
with artificially humid atmospheres, with such modification as
to maximum limits of humidity as the Secretary of State may
direct. The temperature of factories and workshops for the