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FACTORIES AND SHOPS.
Factories,
There arc 87 factories, mainly of the small
and "light industrial type. The larger premises include
a dry-cleaning works, scientific instrument works,
an Electricity Board depot, a bag-making factory,
and a London Transport garage and depot.
The Council administers some of the provisions
of the Factories Act 1937 relating to health. These
provisions deal with cleanliness, overcrowding,
temperature, ventilation, drainage of floors and
sanitary conveniences. In factories where no
mechanical power is used the Council enforces all
these provisions but where mechanical power is used
the Council's function is limited to securing the
provision of adequate sanitary conveniences, the
remaining provisions being enforced by H.M. Inspectors
of Factories who also deal with the other provisions
of the Act relating to safety and welfare.
The Council has the duty also to see that certain
classes of factory are provided with satisfactory means
of escape in case of fire for the use of their employees
and of issuing certificates to that effect. One
certificate was granted during the year.
The occupiers of factories are required to notify
the Council, twice yearly, of the outworkers employed
by them in certain classes of work. This information
enables control to be exercised over work carried out
either in unsatisfactory premises or in conditions likely
to lead to the spread of infection. Notifications
were received of 60 outworkers engaged in the following
occupations.
Making wearing apparel 34
Making artificial flowers 3
Box making 19
Brush making 1
Carding buttons 1
Stuffing toys 1
Making lampshades 1
It was not necessary to restrict work in any
instance.
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