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(39)
FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
Regular inspections of factories, both mechanical and non-mechanical
have been carried out and special attention has been paid to new factories,
Many firms have improved the sanitary conveniences for men and women
and in some cases new accommodation has been provided.
Routine observations have been made of emissions from factory
chimneys and complaints have been investigated. The co-operation of
managements and boiler attendants is appreciated in their efforts to
reduce the emissions of smoke. There are factories where work proceeds
by day and night with only a wisp of smoke at the top of the chimney.
It is now generally understood that where there is smoke there is
waste. Coal consumption and costs can be lowered when proper attention is
paid to stoking and the introduction of the correct amount of air to burn
the gases immediately over the firebed.
'Airborne deposited impurities' continue to be found in the Borough
and improvement will occur when every factory reduces the emissions from
shafts and provides methods of trapping grit.
The use of smokeless fuels in household grates and boilers has done
much to reduce the smoke from houses in the borough, especially in the
case of new blocks of flats.
Noise nuisances have been reported and investigated, often involving
late calls at night.