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The duties of Sanitary Authorities in relation to factories are
few and limited mainly to the enforcement of suitable and sufficient
sanitary accommodation for factory employees. The Factory
Act contains a sanitary code which is administered by the Factory
Inspectors. There is no statutory obligation upon the Sanitary
Authority to register factories, but for purposes of convenience a
register of all factory premises is kept in the Public Health
Department.
During 1909, 72 defects were found on factory premises,
mostly relating to sanitary accommodation or to defects in sanitary
fittings and appliances; 56 preliminary and seven statutory
notices were served to remedy these defects.
Workshops.
Workshops include any premises (not being factories) in
which manual labour is exercised by way of trade or for purposes
of gain in or incidental to the making, altering, repairing, finishing
or adapting for sale of any article, and to or over which the
employer of the persons there has the right of access or control.
The workshops in Battersea are under the supervision of the
two workshop Inspectors—one male and one female Inspector.
The former deals with workshops where men only are employed,
the latter with workshops employing female labour. Workshops
where both male and female labour is employed are supervised
by both Inspectors.
The following is a list of the workshops on the register at
the end of 1909:—