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Factory Act.
In this district there are 423 factories with mechanical power,
158 without mechanical power and 119 workplaces. The numbers of
visits paid to these three classes of premises were 672, 186 and 152.
Of the 98 public health nuisances detected, 15 were due to want of
cleanliness. The sanitary accommodation was unsatisfactory in 71
instances, being unsuitable or defective in 25 ; unclean or insufficient in
44 and not separate for sexes in 2. Twelve other nuisances were noted.
Particulars of 113 outworkers resident in this area were received.
To these 61 visits were paid.
SHOPS ACTS.
As last year, the work under the above Acts was confined to investigating
complaints as to hours worked by young persons, giving advice as to
notices and other matters connected with sanitary accommodation and
general welfare of the shop assistants. Eighty visits were paid. No
evening observations were carried out and no other contraventions
recorded.
The Home Office advised that Regulations as regards the closing of
shops for the winter period should cease to have effect on the 6th March
and the General Closing Hours on and after the 7th March became those
as fixed by Section 1, Shops (Hours of Closing) Act, 1928, or such earlier
hours as may have been determined by the Council under Section 5 of
the Shops Act, 1912. The closing hours for shops were again altered for
the winter period, 7th November, 1943 to 4th March, 1944 inclusive,
in accordance with Defence Regulation 60A (b).
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
(A) MILK SUPPLY.
Production.
Another cowkeeper was registered during the year, bringing the
total number of cowkeepers in the district to 12, occupying 14 separate
cowsheds. Of these, five hold licences for the production of accredited
milk and one for tuberculin tested milk. Six local producers sell milk
in the district.
Distribution.
Including three company distributors, the number of retailers of milk
in the district remains as in previous year, at 27. In all, milk is retailed
from 53 premises in the district, 34 of these belonging to the three multiple
firms which distribute milk, 8 are used by the six local producers who
distribute in this area, 6 by the six single retailers, while at 5 premises
milk is sold in unopened receptacles only ; in addition there are 9 retailers
selling milk here and not occupying premises in the district.