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Outworkers.
Part VIII of the Factories Act requires the occupier
of a factory who employs persons to carry out certain classes
of work in their own homes to supply a list of such persons
to the District Council every six months. Seventy six
notifications were received and 147 inspections made; in
every instance the work was found to be carried out under
suitable conditions.
Shops Act.
All parts of the Shops Act are administered, including
hours of closing, assistants' half holiday, Sunday trading,
comfort and welfare of assistants, etc. The Act applies to
628 premises in the district and the Public Health Inspectors
made 2,521 visits including 1,055 outside normal office
hours, i.e. in the evenings and on Sundays. As a result 4
informal notices were served but in no instance was it found
necessary to institute legal proceedings.
For the convenience of shopkeepers a stock of the
statutory forms which they are obliged to display on their
premises is held in the Public Health Department.
PART VI. MISCELLANEOUS
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts.
These Acts apply not only to the storage of petrol but
to petroleum mixtures, cellulose solutions, other oils and
calcium carbide. During the year 107 licences were issued
in respect of:-
122,570 gallons of petroleum spirit and mixtures,
44,705 gallons of cellulose solutions,
896 lbs. of calcium carbide,
955 gallons of other oils.
The Council have adopted the latest recommendations
of the Home Office for the electrical equipment and installation
in connection with petrol pumps and this work is checked
on my behalf by a suitably qualified officer in the Engineer
and Surveyor's Department.
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