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Application
of Ordi-
nance to
young per-
sons em-
ployed in
factories

in certain

occupations.

Cleanliness.

Ch. 30. No. 2.] Factortes.

employed solely in cleaning a factory or any part thereof,
otherwise than in cleaning which is incidental to or con-
nected with any process, shall not be deemed for the
purposes of regulations or orders made under this Ordinance
controlling hours of employment to be employed in the
factory.

(5) For the purposes of this Ordinance or any regu-
lations or orders made thereunder, an apprentice shall be
deemed to be a person employed.

4. A young person who works in a factory, whether for
wages or not, in collecting, carrying or delivering goods,
carrying messages or running errands shall be deemed to be
employed in the factory for the purposes of this Ordinance
or of any proceedings thereunder.

PART III.
HEALTH (GENERAL PROVISIONS).

5. Every factory shall be kept in a clean state, and free
from effluvia arising from any drain, sanitary convenience
or nuisance, and, without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing provision—

(a) accumulations of dirt and refuse shall be removed
daily by a suitable method from the floors and benches
of workrooms, and from the staircases and passages;

(b) all such dirt and refuse as aforesaid, and all
waste organic matter, whether resulting from any of
the processes carried on in the factory or from any
other cause, shall be, where practicable, removed daily
to a covered pit or receptacle, and effective means
shall be provided, maintained and used to prevent,
so far as possible, the breeding of flies, mosquitoes or
other insects, or rats, mice or other vermin;

(c) the floor of every workroom shall be cleaned
thoroughly at least once in every week by washing or,
if it is effective and suitable, by sweeping or other
method;

(ad) all inside walls and partitions, and all ceilings