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in law that might well be dealt with in the next Factory and
Workshop Act; for surely it would be better to occasionally
receive information of workshops already visited, than that
any such premises should escape necessary attention, through
ignorance of their existence.
"General.—I am pleased to report that my visits, as a
rule, are welcomed by employers, who recognise, when
informed, the propriety of carrying out the duties devolving
upon them under the Acts of Parliament, and the Orders
issued by the Factory Department of the Home Office. I
regret there are no means at present available—e.g., by public
notice—of bringing to the attention of employers the obligations
and duties devolving upon them. Frequently, on first
visits, when I find defects, especially with regard to overcrowding,
the offence appears to have arisen not from wilful
disregard of regulations, but from want of knowledge of the
existence of regulations."
Appended is a table setting forth the principal items of
work done by Miss de Chaumont during the year. Much of
the work, and not the least valuable portion of it, does not
admit of tabulation.