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INDUSTRIAL HEALTH
Factories
There are in the borough as many as 309 factories. Most of them
are engaged in light industries such as the manufacture of electrical
components,piston rings, name plates and bakery furniture.
The number of persons employed in these factories ranges from
680 in the largest to one or two in the smallest.
All factory premises are periodically inspected to see that
proper sanitary accommodation is provided and those factories which
do not use mechanical power are inspected for cleanliness, avoidance
of overcrowding, adequate ventilation and proper drainage of floors.
In 1959 the Inspector's paid 348 visits to factories and in 6
cases the attention of the management had to be drawn to contraventions
of the regulations.
GENERAL MATTERS
Housing
Further progress was made during the year in dealing with unfit
houses.
Two Clearance Orders involving 14 houses were confirmed by the
Minister, a compulsory purchase order made involving 25 houses and
in addition 1 Demolition Order was made on an individual unfit
house.
Works of repair and improvement to three houses were carried
out enabling the Corporation to determine three Closing Orders.
Rent Act, 1957
During the year 20 applications were received for certificates
of disrepair and the table below shows how these applications were
dealt with:
Period covered by return 1st January to 31st December, 1959
PART I - Applications for Certificates of Disrepair.
(1) Number of applications for certificates 20
(2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates 1
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates 19
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 17
(b) in respect of all defects 2
(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 18
(5) Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority
under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 1
(6) Number of Certificates issued 11
PART II - Applications for Cancellation of Certificates
(7) Applications by Landlords to Local Authority for
cancellation of certificates 8
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