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FACTORIES ACT, 1937
Sanitary authorities have only limited responsibilities in the enforcement
of the provisions of the Factories Act; the main responsibility devolves upon
H.M. Inspector of Factories The provisions enforced by district councils
are those relating to cleanliness, overcrowding, temperature, drainage of
floors and sanitary conveniences in the case of non-power factories, and
sanitary conveniences only in the case of power factories. District councils
are also responsible for enforcing the provisions of the Act relating to
Outwork.
At the end of the year the number of factories on the register was 1,516,
of which 1,397 were power factories and 119 non-power factories. As a result
of the 1,732 inspections made, action was found to be necessary as follows:-
SECTION 1 (Cleanliness). One notice was served under this section,and three
notices, two of which were served in the previous year, were complied with
SECTION 6 (Drainage of floors)., One notice served under this section in the
previous year was complied with,
SECTION 7 (Sanitary conveniences). Contraventions of the provisions of
this section to the number of 60 were discovered and in all a total of 88
defects were remedied In one case of failure to provide suitable sanitary
conveniences for the use of male and female employees a summons was issued which
resulted in the defendant being fined and ordered to pay the Council's costs
SECTION 54 (Basement Bakehouses), Certificates of suitability continue to
operate in respect of the following eight bakehouses:-
36 Chatsworth Road. E 5 200 Lower Clapton Road, E,5.
94 Chatsworth Road, E 5 33 Rectory Road, N 16.
72 Dalston Lane, E 8 18 Upper Clapton Road, E. 5
219 Glyn Roads E. 5 186 Well Street, E. 9
In the case of one bakehouse which had not been used for a period of twelve
months or more, the certificate of suitability was withdrawn. A total of
56 inspections were made of these bakehouses.
HOMEWORK - OUTWORKERS. SECTION 110 (List of outworkers to be kept in
certain trades). An analysis of the lists received in August showed that
there were 101 firms in the Borough employing outworkers, and the premises of
1,416 outworkers were recorded in the Department at the end of the year The
number of these outworkers employed by firms from outside the Borough was 555.
Inspection of outworkers premises is undertaken by the district Public Health
Inspectors who visited 381 premises
Statistics relating to factories and outwork are set out on pages 15, 16
and 17 of the Appendix.