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ANNUAL REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WORKSHOPS,
LAUNDRIES, &c.
To the Hackney Vestry.
Gentlemen,—My work as Inspector of Workshops to the Hackney
Vestry has extended over a period of about seven months. During that
time I have paid 1,042 first visits, and 371 visits of re-inspection; 477
workshops and 175 laundries, containing a total of 935 workrooms, have been
registered. Of these 19 workshops and 6 laundries had not previously been
visited by an inspector.
Nuisances have been found to exist on 302 premises. In connection
with these, I have handed on 116 complaints to the Sanitary Inspectors of
the different districts, and have dealt with the rest of the cases myself; 18
workrooms I found to be overcrowded. I have served 92 intimations, and
can report the abatement of 85 nuisances, while the work necessitated by
others is in hand.
Workroom cards, showing the number of persons permitted in each
room, have been distributed to 120 workrooms.
There still remains a long list of workshops which I have as yet been
unable to inspect. In procuring as complete a record as possible of the
workshops and laundries in this district, I have to express my indebtedness
to A. P. Vaughan and W. H. Seal, Esqrs., H.M. Factory Inspectors for the
East Metropolitan District, who kindly allowed me access to their registers
at 14, Finsbury Circus.
From occupiers of factories and workshops who employ them, I have
obtained lists of outworkers. I have the names and addresses of 543 outworkers
resident in this district, but owing to press of other work, I have
only been able to visit the small number of 53. The names of those
outworkers non-resident in this district have been forwarded to the Medical
Officer of the district in which they live
No. of first visits 1042
,, „ of re-inspection 371
,, Workshops registered 477
,, Laundries ,, 175
,, Workshops intimated to H.M. Factory Inspector 19
„ Laundries „ „ „ 6
„ Premises on which nuisances found to exist 302
„ Complaints handed on to Sanitary Inspectors 116
„ Intimations served 92
„ Nuisances abated 85
„ Workroom cards distributed 120
„ Outworkers registered 543
„ „ visited 53
„ Workrooms found overcrowded 18
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
ALICE TEEBAY,
Sanitary Inspector and Inspector of Workshops. Laundries, &c.