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WORKSHOPS.*
During 1902, 105 new Workshops have been added to the
Register, consisting of the following:—
Name of Trade No. of
or Business. Workshops.
Dressmakers 50
Laundries† 29
Milliners 7
Waistcoat Makers 2
Corsetieres 1
Ladies' Shirts 1
Ladies' Tailors 2
Babies' Flannels 1
Fancy Goods 2
Children's Pelisses 2
Basket Maker 1
Underclothing 1
Tailors 2
Tie Makers 2
Shirt Maker 1
Cycle Maker 1
105
† 3 of the laundries are steam laundries, i.e., factories.
Full particulars concerning these 105 Workshops have been
entered up in the Register, and it is found that there are connected
therewith 178 workrooms, in which were working at the
time of inspection 623 persons— 26 males and 597 females
(females alone being employed in 87 workshops). There were
found being employed—
M.
* The new Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, came into force on
Jan. 1st, 1902, and entails much extra work, e.g., outworkers, etc.
F.
Total.
Children — — —
Young Persons — 91 91
Adults 26 505 532
26 597 623