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is prohibited in unwholesome and infected dwellings; and the Council
may make an order prohibiting any work being given out to any person living
or working there. In case of urgency this power may be exercised by any two
or more members of the Council acting on the advice of the Medical Officer of
Health. This provision is analagous to the powers given to sanitary authorities
with respect to schools under the " Government Code of Regulations for Day
Schools."
Outworkers' Lists (sec. 107).—Formerly outworkers' lists had to be sent to
the Factory Inspectors only, but were to be open to the inspection of the
Council. Now, however, they must be sent instead twice every year to the
Council. These lists must also be sent in on a prescribed form, which shows
the names and addresses of all persons employed by the occupiers of factories
or workshops. It is the duty of the Council to have these lists examined, and
if the place of employment is in another district to furnish the name and place
of employment to the Council of that district. In Islington the outworkers
are for the most part females, engaged in making clothing for local, city, or
west end employers.
Register of Workshops.—The Council must keep a register of all workshops
in Islington.
Medical Officer of Health (sec. 132).—A new and onerous duty is placed on
the Medical Officer of Health, who in his annual report to the Council " shall
report specifically on the administration of this Act in workshops and workplaces,
and he shall send a copy of his annual report, or so much of it as deals
with this subject, to the Secretary of State." The Memorandum of the Local
Government Board as to Annual Reports of Medical Officers of Health lays
down that the chief points to be reported on by him are :—
(1) Sanitary conditions of workshops and workplaces, including
(a) Cleanliness.
(b) Air space.
(c) Ventilation.
(d) Drainage of floors on which wet processes are carried on.
(e) Provision of suitable and sufficient sanitary conveniences.
(2) Special sanitary regulations for bakehouses.