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infant's gown suitable for wear by a newly-born baby. All nightdresses
coming within the scope of the Regulations must be made
of a fabric which conforms to the low-flammability requirements
of the British Standards Institution.
Where a children's nightdress is made of a fabric which has
been treated with chemicals to make it safer from fire, it must bear
a warning against washing it with soap or soap powder and against
boiling or bleaching it (such washing reduces the flame resistant
qualities of the fabric). A tie-on label is permitted as an alternative
to a sew-in label on nightdresses sold up to 1st April, 1965, but
after that date a stitched label is required. The Regulations apply
to all children's nightdresses sold or offered for sale after the 1st
October, irrespective of the date of manufacture. They do not apply
to any nightdresses sold by or on behalf of a person not acting in
the course of a business or to those sold for export or held for
export.
The provisions as to inspection, testing and enforcement apply
to metropolitan boroughs until the 1st April, 1965, after which they
will be carried out by the London Borough Councils.
Under the Consumer Protection Act, 1961, officers of the
Council may inspect any goods covered by Regulations made under
the Act and the Committee authorised the Public Health Inspectors
to carry out such inspections.
Factories Act, 1961. Under this Act 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 337 inspections were made by the Council's
Inspectors in relation to the 474 registered factories. The latter
figure includes 82 premises where mechanical power is not used.