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(6) Swimming Baths
21 Samples of water were taken during the year from the
Council's Swimming Baths and submitted for bacteriological
examination and chemical analysis.
(7) Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
Factories and workplaces In this Borough carrying on a
variety of trades number over 1,460 and a total of 1,239
Inspections and re-inspectlons were made during the year.
There still exists a considerable shortage of factory
premises, many of the present factories being old and unsuitable
for the various types of work carried on, particularly where
modern machinery has been introduced.
To meet the problem, occupiers of factories have extended
their premises either by reconstructing old or disused parts of
their premises or by constructing temporary prefabricated structures
where approval has been obtained under the Town and Country
Planning Act, 1947-
It is interesting to note that where new factories have been
built on sites specially zoned for industrial purposes in this
Borough, the modern methods of construction have resulted in
improved lighting, ventilation, heating arrangements, washing
and other facilities, thereby adding to the comfort and welfare
of employees. •
In addition to the ordinary routine inspections, a number of
visits were made In regard to drainage and applications under
the Town and Country Planning Act, 19^7-
The following Tables give details of work carried out under
the Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948, during the year:-