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Shops Act, 1934, Section 10.
Arrangements for Health and Comfort of Shop Workers.
The Shops Inspector has kindly supplied the following
information concerning work under the above Section of the
Act during 1936:—
No. of Inspection Visits.paid 1041
Section 10 (1) (b)—Temperature:
Number of shops in which temperature was not
suitable and sufficient 11
Section 10 (2)—Sanitary Conveniences:
Number of Shops in which Sanitary Conveniences
were not suitable and sufficient 24
Number of Certificates of exemption granted 6
Section 10 (4)—Washing Facilities:
Number of Shops in which Washing Facilities were
not suitable and sufficient 16
Number of Certificates of Exemption granted 2
Offensive Trades.
The only offensive trade carried on in Wembley is that
of fish frying.
There are 12 fish friers in the district, and 72 visits
were paid to these premises during the year. They were
generally found to be well conducted.
Smoke Abatement.
Frequent observations were kept of the chimneys in the
district. During 1936, 575 casual observations and 162 halfhourly
observations were made. Generally speaking, it has
been the experience to find that factory owners are willing
to co-operate with the Department to abate smoke nuisances.
Swimming Baths and Pools.
The Council's bath at Vale Farm, Sudbury, has been
referred to in previous Reports, as has also the Empire Pool,
Wembley Park.
During the year 5 samples of water from the Vale Farm
bath were submitted to the Clinical Research Association for
analysis, and 1 sample was taken from the Empire Pool.
The Reports were satisfactory.
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