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399 visits were made to those premise's, and as a result,
works were carried out to remedy contraventions as under:-
Dirty workrooms 10 factories
Overcrowding of workrooms 1 factory
Inadequate ventilation 1 "
Insufficient sanitary conveniences 3 factories
Defective, dirty or inadequately
lighted sanitary conveniences 25 "
Moans of escape in case of fire
not in order 5 "
Miscellaneous 1 factory
One certificate wa3 issued under section 34 of the
Factories Act, 1937, that the factory to which it related
was provided with such means of escape in case of fire for
the persons employed therein as may he reasonably required
in the circumstances of the case.
Considerable changes have been taking place in the
factories since the end of the war, and a lot of time was
therefore spent in making inspections, and bringing them into
conformity with the requirements of the Act.
The revision of certificates as to means of escape in
case of fire, and the granting of such certificates to new
factories, has received particular attention. This work was
still in progress at the end of the year and results will not
become apparent until the report for 1949 is issued.
There were 42 outworkers on the register at the end
of the year. 50 visits of inspection were made but no
contraventions found.
On the 5th July 1948 the ambulance service was transferred
to the Surrey County Council in accordance with the provisions
of the National Health Service Act, 1946.
Up to that date the Council maintained two ambulances
(a Daimler 20 h.p. and a Talbot 18 h.p.) for dealing with
accidents and private cases in the Borough.
The personnel employed was two drivers and two attendants,
and this staff maintained the service from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
daily,
During the hours 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. the service was
provided by the British Red Cross Society under the terms of
an agreement with the Council.
In the period 1st January to 4th July the Council
ambulances dealt with 183 accidents and 280 private cases,
the mileage being 3,857.
The British Red Cross Society dealt with 14 accidents
and 71 private cases.
AMBULANCE.
26.