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FACTORIES, SHOPS AND OFFICES
Responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of the Factories Acts
devolves in the main upon H.M Inspector of Factories. Local authorities have
only limited responsibilities, the provisions enforced by them being in the
case of non-power factories those relating to cleanliness (Section 1), overcrowding
(Section 2), temperature (Section 3), drainage of floors (Section 6),
and sanitary conveniences (Section 7); in the case of power factories their
responsibilities relate only to sanitary conveniences District councils are
also responsible for enforcing the provisions relating to Outwork.
The number of factories on the register at the end of the year was 1,457
of which 1,308 were power factories and 124 non-power factories, as well as
2 electrical stations and 23 sites of building operations and works of
engineering construction A total of 737 inspections were made and action
was found to be necessary as follows:-
SECTION 7 (Sanitary conveniences) There were 14 contraventions of this
section - in 12 instances sanitary conveniences were found to be unsuitable or
defective, in one factory insufficient, and in another not separate for the
sexes, A total of 11 defects were remedied. The one summons issued related
to the case of failure to provide separate sanitary conveniences for the use
of male and female employees - the defendant was fined and ordered to pay the
Council's costs.
SECTION 54 (Basement Bakehouses) There are now only eight underground
bakehouses in respect of which certificates of suitability continue to operate
as follows: -
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 Road E. 5. 186 Well Street, E. 9.
Some 36 inspections were made of these bakehouses
SECTION 114 (Posting of abstract of Act and notices), During the course
of inspections made the Public Health Inspectors observed nine instances of
failure to display in a factory abstracts of the Act. in accordance with the
requirements of this Section and pursuant to Section 128 (Provisions as to
county and district councils) notification of the contraventions was sent to
H M Inspector of Factories.
HOMEWORK - OUTWORKERS. SECTION 110 (List of outworkers to be kept in
certain trades). The lists received in August showed that there were 95 firms
in the Borough employing outworkers, at the end of the year 1 497 outworkers
were recorded in the department of whom 574 were employed by firms from outside
the Borough The inspection of outworkers premises is carried out by the
district Public Health Inspectors who paid a total of 45 visits.
Statistics relating to factories and outwork are set out on pages 14-16 of
the Appendix.