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FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS, 1916.
Factories.
10 new factories were added to the Register, consisting of (a)
engineering, 1 ; (b) munition making, 4 ; (c) war clothing, 1 ; (d)
flour mills, 1 ; (e) box making, 1 ; (f) whisky distillery, 1 ; and(g)
pickle and jam manufacturing, 1.
The Inspection of Factories by the Sanitary Inspectors is
limited to that of the sanitary accommodation provided for the
workers (such accommodation to be separate, sufficient and suitable),
and sanitary defects, when found, are reported by the Factory
Inspectors to the Council for amendment by and under the supervision
of the Council's officers (11 premises being reported during
1916).

Full particulars concerning these factories and workshops were
entered up in the Register shewing that, at the time of inspection,
there were 110 workrooms, in which were working 1322 persons —
291 males and 1031 females, as follow :—
M.
F.
Total.
Children
-
-
-
Young Persons
2
24
26
Adults
289
1007
1296
OUT-WORKERS, 1916.
Lists of out-workers require to be sent in to the Council by
employers, engaged in the special trades scheduled in the Home
Work Order, 1911, twice yearly, viz. : on or before February Ist
and August Ist respectively. 9 February and 12 August lists were
received, dealing with 82 and 137 out-workers respectively. Of the
219 out-workers, 84 belonged to Lambeth and 135 elsewhere. Particulars
of the latter were sent to the Authorities concerned, whilst,
in return, 173 lists were received from various outside authorities
dealing with the 1078 workers, of whom 1016 belonged to Lambeth
and 62 to districts outside Lambeth.