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every textile factory in which atmospheric humidity is artificially produced,
with such modifications of the schedule with respect to the
maximum limits of humidity as the Secretary of State may direct.
Section (32). In every factory and workshop adequate measures
shall be taken for securing and maintaining a reasonable temperature
in every room in which a person is employed.
This section does not state the temperatures that factories and
workshops are to be maintained at. There is no doubt that great
difficulty was experienced in arriving at a specified temperature on
account of the heat during summer. I consider that a reasonable
temperature is 60° F. and that by the wording of the section, gas
burners intended for lighting purposes cannot be considered adequate
means for maintaining the heat of factories and workshops.
Section (33) enacts that section 36 of the principal Act (provision
as to ventilation by fan in factories and workshops in any process by
which dust is generated and inhaled by the workers) shall extend to
any factory or workshop where any process is carried on by which any
gas, vapour or other impurity is generated and inhaled by the workers
to an injurious extent.
Section (34). Every occupier of a factory or workshop shall on or
before the 1st day of March in every year send to the inspector of the
district a correct return specifying with respect to the year ending on
the preceding 31st day of December, the number of persons employed
in the factory or workshop, shewing the number of persons employed
by him with particulars as to their age and sex.
Section (41). Every person who is in occupation of a workshop at
the commencement of this Act shall before the expiration of twelve
months serve notice of the address of his workshop and the nature of
the work to the factory inspector. Any notice so served shall be
forthwith forwarded to the respective sanitary anthority.