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It will be the duty of the Council to have the lists examined, and if
the place of employment of any outworker is in another district, to furnish
his name and place of employment to the Council of that district.
Domestic Workshops will be subject to the ordinary provisions of the
Act, but are specially exempted from the special provisions as to mean:
of ventilation and the drainage of floors.
Powers of Borough Council.-— The Council and their officers are given the same
powers of entry, taking legal proceedings, or otherwise, as a Factory Inspector pos
sesses. These powers, in the case of workplaces, are given for the first time by
the Act of 1901.
Matters referred to Council by Factory Inspectors.— The Factory Inspector
will—on finding in a factory or workshop any act, neglect, or default in relation to
a drain, water-closet, ashpit, water supply, nuisance, or other matter which is
punishable or remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the FactoryAct—give
notice to the Council of such act, etc. It will be the duty of the Council
to make inquiry into the matter, take such action as may seem proper, and inform
the Inspector of the proceedings taken. If proceedings are not taken by the Council
within one month, the Factory Inspector is authorised to take the same proceedings
as the Council might have taken, and to recover from the Council the expenses incurred
by him.
On May 23rd Eva Cohen, 1, Berner Street, was fined £5 and 27s. costs for
failing to abate overcrowding in the workshop.
On November 14th Morris Vitzen, 92, Sidney Street, was fined £3 and 23s. costs
for failing to abate overcrowding in the workshop.
On November 14th Jacob Mann, 104, Newark Street, was fined £3 and 23s.
costs for failing to comply with a notice requiring him to limewash and cleanse the
workshop.