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Drainage
During the year 294 plans were submitted to the Health Department
and a total of 5232 inspections were made in connection with supervision
of drainage works.
Factories Act 1961
The following is a table in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
State for Employment & Productivity on the administration of the Factories
Act, 1961, dealing with factories, both mechanical and non-mechanical, and
outwork:-
1. Inspections
Number
on
Register
Inspections
Number of
written
Notices
Occupiers
prosecuted
(i) Factories in which Sections,
1,2,3,4 and 6 are
to be enforced by local
authorities
169
31
1
-
(ii) Factories not included
in (i) in which Section
7 is enforced by the
local authority
884
158
4
-
(iii) Other premises in which
Section 7 is enforced by
the local authority (excluding
outworkers'
premises)
-
-
-
-
Total
1053
189
5
-
2. Cases in which defects were found
Particulars
Number of cases in which defects
were found
Number of
cases in
which prosecutions
were
instituted
Found
Remedied
Referred
To H.M.
Inspector
By H.M.
Inspector
Want of cleanliness (S.1)
—
1
—
-
-
Overcrowding (S.2)
-
-
-
-
-
Unreasonable temperature(S.3)
-
-
-
-
-
Inadequate ventilation (S.4)
-
1
-
-
-
Ineffective drainage of
floors (S.6)
—
—
—
-
-
Sanitary Conveniences(S.7)
(a) Insufficient
—
—
-
-
-
(b) Unsuitable or defective
5
8
-
-
-
(c) Not separate for sexes
-
-
-
-
-
Other offences against the
Act (not including offences
relating to outwork)
-
-
-
-
-
Total
5
10
-
-
-
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