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the said section if the following conditions are complied with, and
not otherwise:—
1. In factories or workshops where females are employed or in attendance,
there shall be one sanitary convenience for every 25 females.
2. In factories or workshops where males are employed or in attendance,
there shall be one sanitary convenience for every 25 males, provided that
(a) In factories and workshops where the number of males employed or
in attendance exceeds 100, and sufficient urinal accommodation is
also provided, it shall be sufficient if there is one sanitary convenience
for every 25 males up to the first 100, and one for every
40 after.
(b) In factories and workshops where the number of males employed or
in attendance exceeds 500, and the District Inspector of Factories
certifies in writing that by means of a check system, or otherwise,
proper supervision and control in regard to the use of the conveniences
are exercised by officers specially appointed for that
purpose, it shall be sufficient if one sanitary convenience is
provided for every 60 males, in addition to sufficient urinal
accommodation. Any certificate given by an inspector shall be
kept attached to general register, and shall be liable at any time
to be revoked by notice in writing from the inspector.
3. Every sanitary convenience shall be kept in a cleanly state, shall be
sufficiently ventilated and lighted, and shall not communicate with any workroom,
except through the open air or through an intervening ventilated space.
4. Every sanitary convenience shall have a proper door and fastenings, and
be so enclosed as to secure privacy.
5. The sanitary, conveniences in a factory or workshop shall be so arranged
and maintained as to be conveniently accessible to all persons employed therein
at all times during their employment.
6. Where persons of both sexes are employed, the conveniences provided
for each sex shall be completely separate, with separate screened approaches.
This order does not run in the Metropolis, as the administrative
County of London is specifically excluded from the operation of
clause 9. The powers of London Sanitary Authorities are those
laid down in Section 38 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
This clause permits a much wider discretion to the sanitary authorities
than does the order of the Home Secretary, and our requirements
have hitherto exceeded those of this order. How we shall
fare in the next case we take before a police court magistrate
remains to be seen, for if the Home Secretary's order be quoted
against us as a standard it certainly will not assist us.