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FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
The number of workshops, exclusive of bakehouses, on the register at the end
of 1913 was 1,232, 264 having been placed on and 175 taken off during the year. The
numbers for previous years were 1,143 in 1912, 1,136 in 1,911, 1,173 in 1910, 1,226 in
1909, 1,183 in 1908, 1,254 in 1907, 1,278 in 1906, 1,218 in 1905, 1,133 in 1904, 1,133 in
1903 and 1,081 in 1902. A classification of the workshops registered is contained
in the summary of proceedings under the Act, which is appended. Some 3,962
visits of inspection were made in connection with workshops, and 858 to factories.
Six communications were received from the Factory Inspector relative to the
establishment of 69 new workshops in the Borough. On inspection 48 were found
to be in a satisfactory sanitary condition, and 6 were not in occupation at the time
when visited. The remainder were all more or less unsatisfactory from a sanitary
point of view, and some 14 notices were served.
From the Factory Inspector 24 written intimations were received relating
to insanitary conditions and infringements of the law as to public health in connection
with 79 workshops and 7 factories. The chief insanitary conditions to
which the Factory Inspector directed attention were: dirty conditions of walls
and ceilings in 54 instances, defective and insufficient water-closet accommodation
in 9, want of proper separate accommodation for the sexes in 5, overcrowding in 5,
want of proper light and ventilation in 3, accumulation of rubbish 1, want of
proper ventilation 2, roof defective 1, no lobby to w.c.'s 7, and w.c.'s and urinals
dirty 8 instances.