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In accordance with Section 25 a borough council may by notice
require the owner or occupier of any inn, refreshment house or
place of public entertainment in the borough to provide and maintain
in a suitable position such number of sanitary conveniences for
the use of persons frequenting the premises as may be reasonable,
certain types of premises being specifically excluded.
Factories Acts, 1937/59. Under these Acts the principal
functions are administered by the Ministry of Labour and National
Service through H.M. Factory Inspectors. The Sanitary Authority
is charged with the duty of enforcing the legislation as to sanitary
accommodation in all factories in its area and in those factories
where mechanical power is not used, the following:—
Cleanliness
Ventilation
Temperature
Overcrowding
Drainage of floors
All factories must have an adequate supply of drinking water
from a public main or some other source approved in writing by
the Council.
During the year 384 inspections were made by the Council's
Inspectors in relation to the 508 registered factories. The latter
figure includes 86 premises where mechanical power is not used.
Defects were found in 29 instances, all of which were remedied.