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WORKSHOPS.
Under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, new duties were imposed upon
Local Authorities after the year 1902. Formerly the Factory Inspector was
responsible entirely for the condition of workshops as well as factories. Such
duty has now to be assumed by Local Authorities, although H.M. Inspector
of Factories still exercises the same power as before, and may call defaulting
Authorities to order should they neglect to carry out the provisions of the Act.
During the year there were 448 businesses placed upon the register for the
first time. There were, however, 349 removed, which shows a net increase of
99 businesses, which will involve the inspection of an additional 333 workrooms
by your Inspectors during the coming year.
* Details of Workshop Inspections, 1910.
New workshops notified by H.M. Factory
Department 184
No Abstract of Act affixed where women and
young persons were employed—cases
notified to H.M. Factory Inspector 128
Matters referred by Workshop Inspectors to
District Inspectors 132
Domestic workshops on register 33
Statutory Certificates for cleansing issued by
Medical Officer of Health 215
Outworkers working in the City notified
to the Corporation 664
Outworkers notified by Corporation to outside
districts 17,083
Complaints—
From H.M. Factory Inspector 37
General 32
Total number of complaints— 69
Initial inspections (workrooms) 317
Periodical inspections 3,510
Re-inspections (sanitary work in hand) 1,760
Notices served— 5,587
Intimation 662
'Statutory 195
857
* For details of Women Sanitary Inspectors' work, see p. 92.