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INSPECTION OF FACTORIES
The number of factories in the Borough has fallen to 632
and these have been subject to inspection by the Sanitary Inspectors
to ascertain that the provisions of the Factories Act, 1937, and
regulations as to sanitary accommodation are complied with.
The usual work of inspection of factory canteens has been maintained,
and advice given as necessary as to fitness or otherwise of
food for human consumption.
The home addresses of 224 outworkers engaged in work at home
for Factories within and outside the Borough, have been visited to
ascertain hygienic conditions and freedom from infectious disease.
During the year outworking in the matter of sweet wrapping
was engaged in for the first time by two sweet manufacturers in
the Borough, and of the addresses noted above, sweet wrapping
was carried on at 195. In a number of cases the health of the inmates
or the conditions in the homes were not desirable and the
firms withdrew the work from these premises at the request of the
Sanitary Inspector. In the main it may be said that the wrapping
and incidental handling of food in private dwelling houses intended
for sale for human consumption is not to be commended, as
the promotion and control of good general and hygienic conditions
are not readily attainable.