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ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP
ACT, 1901, IN CONNECTION WITH FACTORIES,
WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES, AND
HOMEWORK.
In accordance with the requirements of this Act I have to
submit a report of the work carried out during the year 1907.
Under the head of inspections of factories, workshops, and
workplaces there were 3,683 inspections, compared with 3,309 in
1906, The inspections of factories show a decrease, but this diminution
in number is more than made up by the extra number of visits
paid to workshops (including laundries) and workplaces. The
number of notices served was 176, being 25 more than the previous
year.
1.—Inspection.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
Premises.
Number of
Written
Notices.
Prosecutions.
Inspections.
35
Factories (including Factory Laundries)
172
-
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries)
2,700
72
-
Workplaces (other than Outworkers'
Premises included in Part 3 of this
Report)
1
69
811
3,683
176
1
Total
2.—Defects Found.
Particulars.
Number of Defects.
Number of
Prosecutions.
Referred
to H.M.
Inspector.
Remedied.
Found.
Nuisances under the Public Health
Acts:— *
104
-
Want of Cleanliness
104
-
Want of Ventilation
-
-
-
-
2
Overcrowding
2
-
-
Want of Drainage of Floors
15
15
-
-
Other Nuisances
46
46
-
-
Sanitary Accommodation—
Insufficient
5
5
-
-
Unsuitable or Defective
42
42
-
1
Not separate for Sexes
4
4
-
-
Offences under the Factory and
Workshop Act:-
Illegal Occupation of Underground
Bakehouse (s. 101)
-
-
-
-
Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements
for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100)
-
-
-
-
Other Offences (excluding Offences
relating to Outwork which are included
in Part 3 of this Report)
-
-
-
-
218
-
Total
218
1
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7, and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.