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co-operation by having the vehicle inspected and appropriate action
taken, in order to eliminate pollution of the air At the same time
the opportunity was taken of pointing out to the firm that it was in
their own interest to have any defect in the vehicle remedied as the
emission of black smoke represented wasted fuel. I am pleased to say
that in all six instances the firms have been fully co operative in
having the vehicle examined and the faults remedied.
FACTORIES ACTS
Every factory in the Borough was inspected at least once during
the year and every possible step is taken to keep the register up- todate
Changes in occupation, particularly of the smaller businesses,
are frequent Notice of such changes are sometimes received from H. M.
Inspector of Factories, who has a joint responsibility in factories
where mechanical power is used Other changes are noted at the times
of inspections by the Council's officers The position at the end of
1960 was as follows:-
Factories with mechanical power 285
Factories without mechanical power 253
The following is a summary of industries and trades registered as
factories in the Borough:-
Antique Dealers 19
Boot Repairers 39
Cement Works and Road Surfacing Materials 7
Clothing (including Tailors Dressmakers, Shirtmakers and
Bathing Costume Manufacturers) 27
Goal Wharf 1
Dyers and Cleaners 5
Dyers and Cleaners' Receiving Depots 32
Electricity Generating Station 1
Engineers: General 36
Electrical 22
Precision 17
Sheet Metal 10
Spraying 9 94
Exhibition Stand and Display Specialists 6
Pood (in all its branches - pie manufacturers butchers, etc,) 22
Garage (Services and Repairs) 44
Gas Works 1
Laboratories 4
Launderettes 9
Laundries 9
Laundry Receiving Depots 17
Oil Depots 5
Paint Manufacturer 1
Paper Bag and Cardboard Box Manufacturers 4
Photographers 2
Potteries 3
Printers: General 27
Silk Screen 4 3 1
Scrap Metal Merchants 10
Timber Merchants and Joiners 41
Warehouses, Wharfingers and Bonded Stores 26
Miscellaneous 78
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