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Full particulars concerning these 100 Workshops have been
entered up in the Register, and it is found that there are connected
therewith 150 workrooms, in which were working at the
time of inspection 416 persons—59 males and 357 females
(females alone being employed in 77 workshops). There were
found being employed—
M. F. Total.
Children — — —
Young Persons 6 64 70
Adults 58 293 346
59 357 416
Notices as to the " protected persons" (i.e , children, young
persons, and women) employed were sent on to the Factory
Inspectors, from time to time, as required (i.e., where no Abstract
under the Act was found to have been posted up in a workplace).
69 Notices of occupation of 95 workshops have been received
during 1907 by the Borough Council from the Factory Inspectors,
as compared with 39 during 1906, 16 during 1905, 28 during
1904, 62 during 1903, 25 during 1902 and 32 during 1901, and
3, 32, 60, 31, and 29 received by the late Vestry during the five
years 1886-1890 respectively.
11 written Notices have been received during 1907 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