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Adult Assistants—877 males and 1,136 females.
Young Persons—208 males and 219 females.
244 shops employed no assistants.
The various forms required to be exhibited by occupiers of
shops were found not exhibited in the following cases:—
Notices relating to Assistants' Half Holiday 304
Exemption from Early Closing Notice 29
Record of hours of employment of Young Persons
(Form F) 129
Record of Overtime worked by Young Persons
(Form G) 94
Abstract of Provisions of Shops Acts relating to Young
Persons (Form H) 136
Provision of Seats for Female Assistants (Form K) 219
In 8 cases the hours of Young Persons were being exceeded
and in one case the provision for the want of seats for female
assistants.
The attention of occupiers was drawn to the lack of the
above requirements and infringements and these were later
rectified by the occupiers in question.
The provision of the Act with reference to ventilation,
temperature, lighting, heating, want of proper sanitary fittings,
washing faciliies and facilities for taking of meals were found
to be contravened as follows:—
8 shops were found to be insufficiently ventilated.
3 shops were insufficiently heated.
20 shops were without adequate water closet accommodation.
34 shops had no separate water closet accommodation for
males and females.
52 water closets were in a defective condition.
11 shops were without reasonable washing accommodation.
13 shops washing accommodation was defective and unsatisfactory.
4 shops—facilities for taking of meals were unsatisfactory.