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FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES
The Factories Act, 1961, inter alia, places on local authorities the responsibility
for the enforcement of the provisions relating to cleanliness, overcrowding, temperature,
ventilation, drainage of floors, and sanitary conveniences in respect of any
factory where mechanical power is not used, and the provisions concerning sanitary
conveniences in powered factories.
In accordance with Section 8 (5) of the Act, a register is kept of all factories
situated in the district and 856 factories and workshops are registered.
Five hundred and forty-eight inspections were made. A number of minor
defects were found, of which the majority were remedied by the end of the year,
and in no case was it necessary to institute legal proceedings.
(See Statistical Tables 41 and 42)
OUTWORKERS
Section 133 (1) (c) of the Factories Act, 1961, requires occupiers of factories to
notify local authorities of the names and addresses of persons employed by them
in their own homes. The following table shows, by trades, the number of outworkers
in the district.
Artificial flowers 11
Bed linen, etc. 6
Boxmaking, etc., wholly or partially of paper 15
Brass and brass articles 4
Cabinet furniture, etc 1
Carding, etc., of buttons 15
Christmas stockings, etc 4
Curtains 1
Electrical cables 247
Handbags 2
Lampshades 2
Paint boxes and paint brushes 20
Toys and games 35
Wearing apparel 293
656
The Council has a duty under Section 134 of the Factories Act, 1961, to
determine whether any place where outwork is done is injurious or dangerous to the
health of the persons employed therein.
Visits for this purpose are carried out when a new address appears on submitted
lists.
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