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PETROLEUM (CONSOLIDATION) ACT, 1928
Under the above Act two summonses were taken out against
the same offender for the improper storage of petrol. On each
summons he was fined £3 plus £1 1s. 0d. costs.
FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 & 1948
The following tables show the work carried out under these
Acts:—
1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, ETC.
Including Inspections Made by Sanitary Inspectors.
Premises.
No. on
Register
Number of
Inspections.
Written
Notices.
Occupiers
Prosecuted.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Factories in which Sec
tions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6
are to be enforced by
Local Authorities
63
141
20
—
Factories not included
above in which Section
7 is enforced by the
Local Authority
485
474
31
—
Other premises in which
Section 7 is enforced by
the Local Authority
23
34
5
—
Totals
571
649
56
—
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, ETC.
Particulars.
Number of Defects.
Number of cases in
which prosecutions
were instituted
Found.
Remedied.
Referred
to H.M.
Inspector.
Referred
By H.M.
Inspector
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Want of cleanliness
63
54
—
1
—
Overcrowding
—
—
—
—
—
Unreasonable temperature
2
1
—
1
—
Inadequate ventilation
2
1
—
—
—
Ineffective drainage of floors
—
1
—
—
—
Sanitary
Conveniences
insufficient
10
5
—
2
—
unsuitable or
defective
90
86
—
3
—
not separate
for sexes
2
-
-
—
—
Other offences
7
4
1
—
—
Totals
176
152
1
7
—