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Miss Newton, the Inspector entrusted with the inspection of
home-workers' premises, resigned her appointment under the
Borough on the 31st July, 1907. Her successor was not appointed
until March, 1908, so that the work of inspection of out-workers'
premises was suspended during the last five months of the year
1907. During the seven months of last year, while Miss Newton
retained office, she made 1,470 visits to the houses of out-workers.
Amongst these she found 12 workshops and 48 male out-workers.
Miss Newton made 201 primary inspections and 525 re-inspections
of home-workers' premises during 1907, and found 167 nuisances,
for the abatement of which 153 Intimations and 36 Statutory
Notices were served. The character of the nuisances found and
other details are given in the following table.