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Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
The provision of the Factories Acts, 1937 a nd 1948 are
administered by H.M. Inspector of Factories of the Ministry of
Labour and National Service, in conjunction with the local sanitary
authority. Close co-operation is maintained between the two, and
defaults found in the course of visits to factories are notified
between one and the other according to the body responsible for
remedial measures.
The principal duties of the sanitary authority are the
enforcement of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of the Factories Act,
1937, insofar as non-power factories are concerned, and Section 7
only in respect of power factories.
Factories and Workplaces in this Borough carrying on a variety
of trades number 1,446, and a total of 646 Inspections and reinspections
were made during.the year.
127 investigations were made in regard to drainage and
applications under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947
The following Tables give details of work carried out under
the Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948, during the year:-