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The registered workshops were inspected two or three times in the
year, some every month.
The number of premises notified within the district as used by outworkers
is 1,296, but this number varies with each six monthly return, see
Table A, page 171, and Tables C and D, pages 174 and 175.
The places where the outworkers are employed were all of them
inspected twice during the year, some more frequently.
See Miss Tattersall's report, pages 279 and ,280, and the Sanitary
Inspectors' reports, pages 236, 238, 244, 254, 257, 268 and 274.
For outworkers connected with infectious cases, see page 80.
Suggested Appointment of Resident (Bow) Certifying
Surgeon.
The General Purposes Committee considered a representation from
the Public Health and Housing Committee urging that a certifying surgeon,
resident in Bow, should be appointed for that district, under thd Factory
Acts. The General Purposes Committee were informed the certifying
surgeon for Bow is at Bethnal Green, and this involves a journey of two
miles by young persons required to be examined.
The General Purposes Committee concurred in the view of the Public
Health Committee, and recommended the Council—That representations
be made to the Home Office urging the appointment of a resident certifying
surgeon for the Bow District.
The following letter was submitted to the General Purposes
Committee :—
Whitehall,
22nd August, 1910.
Sir,
With reference to your letter of the 25th ultimo, urging the
appointment of a certifying surgeon under the Factory Acts,
resident at Bow, I am directed by the Secretary of State to say
that the certifying surgeon for Bow has an office at 154, Globe
Road, E., to which occupiers of factories and workshops employing
less than five young persons are entitled to send young persons for
examination on Wednesday afternoons between 4.30 aod 5 p.m.
The Secretary of State understands that good facilities exist for