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Factories.
A register of Factories is maintained which indicates which are
designated " Power " and which " Non-Power " Factories.
Power :
Number added to the Register during 1954 82
Number removed from the Register during 1954 84
Number on Register at end of 1954 1,351
Number Employed—13,955 men, 13,688 women—27,643
Persons.
Non-Power :
Number added to the Register during 1954 7
Number removed from the Register during 1954 18
Number on Register at end of 1954 648
Number Employed—747 men, 591 women,— 1,338
Persons.
Total Number on Register at end of 1954 1,999
Total Number Employed—14,702 men, 14,279 women—28,981
Pprsnns
These factories were visited and inspected when first registered
as regards those matters which are the responsibility of the Borough
Council. They have been further inspected on receipt of complaints
and as far as possible at regular intervals. It has not been
possible to visit each factory every year. The general standard of
hygiene and compliance with legal requirements was found to be
very good and only occasionally were defects, as set out below,
discovered. In such cases notices were served.
Number of Inspections—Power Factories 863
—Non-Power Factories 218
—Total 1,081
Number of complaints received from H.M. Inspector
of Factories 28
Number of complaints received from others 2