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Full particulars concerning these 162 Workshops have been
entered up in the Register, and it is found that there are connected
therewith 282 workrooms, in which were working at the
time of inspection 1272 persons—75 males and 1197 females
(females alone being employed in 129 workshops). There were
found being employed—
M. F. Total.
Children — — —
Young Persons 3 191 194
Adults 72 1006 1078
75 1197 1272
Notices as to the "protected persons" (i.e., children, young
persons, and women) were sent on to the Factory Inspectors,
from time to time, as required (i.e., where no abstract was found
to have been posted up).
62 Notices of occupation of 74 workshops have been received
during 1903 by the Borough Council from the Factory Inspectors,
as compared with 25 during 1902 and 32 during 1901, and 3,32,
60, 31, and 29 respectively received by the late Vestry during
the five years 1886-1890.
9 written Notices have been received by the Borough Council
from the Factory Inspectors with reference to contraventions of
the Public Health Acts in connection with Factories and Workshops,
and all such nuisances have been abated, and due notice
sent to the Factory Inspectors within one month as to action
taken in each case. The number of notices received in 1902
and 1901 were 5 and 17, as compared 16, 8, 27, 25 and 66
respectively received by the late Vestry during the five years
1886-1890.
In connection with the 162 new workshops, the following insanitary
conditions were met with a' the time of the inspections:—