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St Pancras 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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(2) The Secretary of State (a) shall, by Special Order, determine what is
sufficient and suitable accommodation within the meaning of this Section.
(3) A factory or workshop in which there is a contravention of this Section
shall be deemed not to be kept in conformity with this Act.
(4) This Section does not apply to the administrative County of London, or
to any place where Section twenty-two of the Public Health Acts Amendment
Act, 1890, is in force (b).
(а) This Subsection is new.
(б) The object of this Subsection is to prevent overlapping. The
Public Health (London) Act, 1891 154 and 55 Vict, c. 70, s. 38)
and the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890 (53 and 54
Vict., c. 59, s. 22) contain provisions to the same effect as those
of Subsec. (1) of this Section.
STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS, 1903.
No. 89.
Factory and Workshop.
Sanitary Accommodation.
The Sanitary Accommodation Order of 4th February, 1903.
In pursuance of Section 9 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, I hereby
determine that the accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences provided
in a factory or workshop shall be deemed to be sufficient and suitable
within the meaning of the said section if the following conditions are complied
with, and not otherwise :—
1. In factories or workshops where females are employed or in attendancethere
shall be one sanitary convenience for every 25 females.
In factories or workshops where males are employed or in attendance there
shall be one sanitary convenience for every 25 males: provided that—
(a) in factories or workshops where the number of males employed or in
attendance exceeds 100, and sufficient urinal accommodation is also
provided, it shall be sufficient if there is one sanitary convenience for
every 25 males up to the first 100, and one for every 40 after ;
(b) in factories or workshops where the number of males employed or in
attendance exceeds 5 0, and the District Inspector of Factories
certifies in writing that by means of a check system, or otherwise,
proper supervision and control in regard to the use of the conveniences
are exercised by officers specially appointed for that purpose
it shall be sufficient if one sanitary convenience is provided for every
60 males, in addition to sufficient urinal accommodation. Any
certificate given by an Inspector shall be kept attached to the general
register, and shall be liable at any time to be revoked by notice in
writing from the Inspector.