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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE DURING 1909,
By the Lady Sanitary Inspector.
The work done during 1909 has comprised the following :—
(1) Inspection of workshops and laundries at which women are
employed.
(2) Inspection of outworkers' premises.
(3) Visiting cases of phthisis.
(4) Visiting cases of measles and other non-notifiable infectious
cases notified by the school authorities.
(5) Visiting special cases reported from hospitals, and other
agencies, &c.
(6) Visiting to give instruction re management of infants.
Workshops and Laundries.—During the year 113 new workshops
were registered, and 112 were removed from the register, the total
number at the end of the year being 335. There were 27 laundries on
the register at the end of the year, 5 being factory and 6 domestic
laundries. Forty-seven inspections were made in connection with
laundries. During the year 142 workrooms were measured, for which
workroom cards were given. The total number of inspections made in
connection with workrooms was 678. In only 11 instances had notices to
be served for cleansing workrooms.

The number of inspections made of outworkers' premises was 93,
and the number of miscellaneous visits in connection with outworkers'
inspections was 78.
The names and addresses of outworkers living in other districts, but
working for Chelsea firms, were forwarded to their respective Boroughs or
District Councils, as stated in the first column of the Table below. The
number of notifications received from other Boroughs, of Chelsea residents
working for outside firms are given in the second column.