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PART V - FACTORIES, SHOPS, OFFICES, ETC.
There are one hundred and eighty four factories with
mechanical power and five factories without mechanical power
on the Register, with a range of products including:-
Aircraft, bread and confectionery, building materials,
car accessories, carbon products, chocolate, cocoa, coffee
extracts, electrical condensers and transformers, electronic
devices, fibre glass articles, furniture, light and heavy
engineering goods, lubricating oil, meat products, optical
lenses, plastics, precision tools, printed paper articles,
radar, gramophone records, rubber products, tarmacadam,
toys and woven wire articles and steel wool.
Full details of the inspections carried out and notices
served are set out in Appendix 1 to this report.
Outworkers.
Part VII of the Factories Act requires the occupier of a
factory who employs persons carrying out certain classes of
work in their own homes to supply a list of such persons to the
District Council every six months. There are 111 outworkers in
the district and 220 inspections were made, in every instance
the work was found to be carried out under suitable conditions.
Shops.
Prior to the introduction of the Offices, Shops and Railway
Premises Act, all parts of the Shops Act were administered,
including hours of closing, assistants' half holiday, Sunday
trading, comfort and welfare of assistants etc. The Act
applies to 632 premises in the district to which the Public
Health Inspectors made 842 visits. It was not necessary to
serve any notices for infringements.
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act,
This Act came into operation during the year and 694
premises were registered by the Council. 8 accidents were
reported and investigated.
The occupier of one premises applied for exemption from
provisions as regards temperature, sanitary and washing facilities
but the application was refused.
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