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the nozzle lying by their side, and lifted the gut near to the
mouth, inflating it by a sudden puff of breath, in many cases without
the gut coming into actual contact with the lips.
Outworkers' Register. There were on the register, at
the end of 1902, the addresses of 79 outworkers. During the
year 36 were added, making a total of 115 premises now on the
register ; this number is made up by 68 lists, cpntaining 76 names
and addresses of outworkers received from various Medical
Officers of Health of other Boroughs, and 11 lists containing 39
names and addresses of outworkers from firms living within this
Borough, which also contained the names of 28 other outworkers
which were sent on to the various Boroughs concerned. When
these premises were inspected, as they have each been on one
occasion, 107 were found to be in a satisfactory condition, and
8 showed defects of various kinds, one being a dirty house, one
drainage requiring attention, and six others the walls and ceilings
required cleansing. To obtain the abatement of these defects, 5
notices were required to be served.
As mentioned in the Annual Report for last year, the difficulty
in obtaining the outworkers' lists still continues. The
opinion seems to be held by these tradesmen generally that such
lists have only to be furnished on application. This matter was
reported to the Public Health Committee in the autumn, and they
decided that an advertisement should be issued in the local paper,
stating the requirements of the Act, and further stating that legal
proceedings would be taken if compliance was not made with these
requirements. Although this advertisement was inserted in the
local papers, and was noticed by many people, because enquiries
were made (always by persons who were not concerned) as to how
far it did affect them or no; yet, on the other hand, not one of
those who should have sent in lists of outworkers, did so during
the month of February, although such lists should be furnished
before the 1st February. I again reported this matter to the
Committee, but they were very loth to take proceedings in the
matter, and directed me to again make requests to the firms concerned
for their lists of outworkers.