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Part 9 deals with " Legal Proceedings."
Part 10 is supplementary, dealing with—
(1) Application and definitions.
(2) Application of the Act to Scotland and Ireland.
(3) Repeal of existing Acts, &c.
There are six Schedules that apply to the following subjects, viz.:—
1. Provisions as to arbitrations.
2. Factories and workshops in which overtime is allowed.
3. Regulations as to grinding in tenement factories.
4. Cotton, cloth factories. Table showing the maximum limit of
humidity of the atmosphere allowed at given temperatures.
5. Fee of certifying surgeons.
6. List of factories and workshops.
Part 1. Non-textile factories.
Part 2. Non-textile factories and workshops.
The foregoing will give a general idea of the scope of the new Act. As in
former statutes dealing with similar subjects, it contains many sections dealing
with questions of sanitation, the administration of which will be carried out
by your Medical Officer of Health and Sanitary Inspectors.
This Act will obviously add very seriously to the work and responsibilities
of your Medical Officer and Inspectors, and I propose shortly to submit a
Report calling attention to these in detail, and advising as to the increase of
of staff required for the purpose.
The first point to consider will undoubtedly be the compilation of the
register of workshops and workplaces within the City, and to this, in the first
place, the attention of your officers must be directed.
A list has been obtained from His Majesty's Inspectors and special
registers prepared.
Each of these places must be visited, inspected, measured, and all sanitary
conditions noted, and duly entered in the register.
The length of time which this will require must depend upon the staff
available, but I am of opinion that it would be reasonable to expect it to be
completed within the next two years.
This systematic house-to-house inspection has already been commenced,
and fair progress made therein.