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that it may be well to assume such power until the contrary has been
decided by the court.
The provision of this section does not apply to "men's workshops."
Section 131. — "Every district council shall keep a register of all workshops
situate within their district."
The Home Office will afford facilities to district councils to compile their
first registers.
Section 132.-" The medical officer of health of every district council shall,
in his annual report to them, report specifically on the administration of
this Act in workshops and workplaces, and he shall send a copy of his
annual report, or so much of it as deals with this subject, to the Secretary
of State."
Section 133 requires the medical officer of health to notify the district
factory inspector of the employment of women, young persons and
children in those factories, workshops, etc., where the abstracts required
under the F. & W. A. to be affixed are not displayed.
Definitions.
"Child"—Anyone under the age of fourteen years, who is thirteen years
old, but has not obtained the school certificate of proficiency or attendance
(F. & W. A., Sec. 156).
"Young person"—One who has ceased to be a child, but is under the age
of eighteen years " (F. & W. A., Sec. 156).
"Woman"—A female of the age of eighteen years and upwards (F. & W. A.,
Sec. 156).
"District Council"—As regards the Metropolis outside the City, the council
of a metropolitan borough (F. & W. A., Sec. 153).
"Factory"—(a) Any place where steam, water, or other mechanical power
is used in connection with any trade process (F. & W. A., Sec. 149).
(b) All places where the industries mentioned in Part I. of Schedule VI.
are carried on, whether mechanical power be or be not used.
"Workshop" - (a) Any place, which is not a factory, where manual labour
is exercised by way of trade (F. & W. A., Sec. 149).
(b) The places specified in Part II. of Schedule VI., when mechanical
power is not used therein.
Schedule VI , Part II., contains a list of "non-textile factories and workshops."
They include hat works, rope works (rope walks), bakehouses,
lace warehouses, shipbuilding yards, quarries (not being mines), drycleaning,
carpet-beating, and bottle-washing works.
"Tenement workshop"—A workshop jointly occupied by independent
workers (F. & W. A., Sec. 149).
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