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in them. Regulations made under the Act, in respect of the provision of sanitary
conveniences and washing facilities come into operation on 1st January, 1966.
After 1st May, 1964, anyone intending to employ people in office, shop or railway
premises is required to send a notification to the appropriate authority. The premises
already in use on 1st May were required to be registerd by 31st July, 1964. In spite
of nation-wide advertising by the Ministry of Labour and a local reminder in the
Council's newsletter "Focus on Finchley" to ratepayers only 601 notifications have
been received. Notification has been received of 3 accidents in shops. These were
all of minor character and called for no special investigation.
Statistical Tables—see pages 71-72.
FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES
The Factories Act, 1961, is a consolidating Act which repeals and replaces the
Factories Acts, 1937 to 1959, without significant amendment. The Act came into
force on 1st April, 1962 and, 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; 336 factories and workshops are registered.
Three hundred and sixty-seven inspections were made. A number of defects were
found, of which the majority were remedied during the year and in no case was it found
necessary to institute legal proceedings.
Statistical Tables— see pages 73-74.

Twelve visits were made by the public health inspectors to the houses of these
outworkers and conditions were found to be satisfactory.
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