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* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under
the Public Health Acts.
At the end of the year 1932, 1,102 premises were on the Register as compared with 1,250 at the
end of the year 1931. During the year 1933, 159 premises were removed from the Register and 43
added, making the total at the end of the year, 986.
The Department reported the opening of 11 workshops to the Home Office, and received from
that Office, notice of 9, 5 of which were already known to the Department.
Homework (Outworkers).—Local employers of outworkers sent in 17 lists in February and 15 lists
in August. These lists contained 243 names and addresses of which 202 were forwarded to other
districts. From other districts 302 addresses within the Borough were received.
No instances were discovered during the year of outwork being carried on in unwholesome premises
(Section 108).
Supervision.—There were during the year 2,320 inspections, comprising 927 of factories, 1,055
of workshops and 338 of workplaces.
There were 192 nuisances or defects found upon registered premises, all of which were remedied
during the year, the majority being remedied on verbal request. The defects found are shown in the
above Table.
The Home Office forwarded 3 complaints, which comprised:—
Sanitary conveniences not separate for sexes 1
Other offence 2
Bakehouses.—During the year 5 level bakehouses were opened, and 4 underground bakehouses
were closed, the total number on the Register at the end of the year being 63, of which 49 were factory
bakehouses. The number of level bakehouses was 25 (14 being factories), and of underground 38
(35 being factories). The total number of persons working in bakehouses was 311, including 26 women
and 29 individuals under the age of 18.
The bakehouses were inspected on 740 occasions during the year.
RAG FLOCK ACTS, 1911 and 1928.
No rag flock was used in the Borough during the year.