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intimation Notices issued by the Department. I feel that in the event of an unreported
accident coming to light, consideration should be given to the institution of legal proceedings.
3. PROSECUTIONS
Prosecutions have not been sought by the Inspectorate and only where informal action
has been ignored have proceedings been recommended to the Council. Even then only offender
were reported where at least one of the contraventions presented danger or serious discomfort
to employees. Usually, however, the disclosure of one major offence has brought to light a
complete disregard to all the requirements of the Act and proceedings have then been recommended
for all such offences.
Number of Number of
Premises Contraventions
Legal Proceedings instituted,
(pending 1967) 7 20
Legal Proceedings authorised by
the Council during 1968 18 67
Legal Proceedings instituted 16 56
Legal Proceedings pending 2 II

Numbers of persons employed in the Borough in offices, shop and other commercial
premises are slightly more than 1967.
5. CONCLUSION
A limited amount of specialisation was necessary during the formative years of the
Act to secure registration and survey of all commercial premises. This objective was
sufficiently advanced towards the end of 1967 to enable the administration and enforcement
of the Act to be absorbed by the District Public Health Inspectorate as part of their routine
work. However, it may be necessary to introduce a further measure of specialisation to keep
abreast of the changing pattern of business occupation in the Borough and the problem of non-
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