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Legal Proceedings.
Legal proceedings were instituted against the owner of a factory using
mechanical power, under the Sanitary Accommodation Regulations 1938, for
failing to comply with a written Notice to provide an intervening ventilated
space between the sanitary convenience and the workroom. The Defendant
pleaded guilty, and was granted an absolute discharge on payment of £5.9.0.
costs.
Administration.
In 1959 the Factories Register was revised, and a new system of recording
was introduced. The number of premises on the Register was 376, and during
1960 each of these factories has been inspected and recorded. The total
number of inspections made for this purpose was 512.
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