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but as no Regulations had been made thereunder its effect was
completely negative.
Towards the end of the year the Offices, shops and Railway
Premises Bill was published and if its provisions eventually
become law it appears likely that most of the offices in this
District will be inspected, not by the Public Health Inspectors,
but by the Factory Inspectorate who are given responsibility
for enforcement in offices in factories.
For many years this Authority's Public Health Inspectors
have made the best possible use of the meagre powers available
for securing reasonable conditions in offices. All offices,
whether in factories or otherwise, have been measured and full
details of ventilation, lighting, number of persons employed,
accommodation, washing facilities, etc. recorded. Cases of
overcrowding have been remedied and ventilation improved. After
these pioneering efforts it is disappointing to find that a
large part of this work will now pass to other officers.
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