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Male Outworkers (Inspector Benjamin).
Number of male outworkers on register 69
Total number of inspections 180
Number of notices served to remedy 18 defects 16
Nineteen outworkers removed during the year, three of whom
removed to other addresses in the Borough, and 37 new outworkers
were registered.
Female Outworkers (Miss Fairbairn).
Number of female outworkers on register 202
Total number of inspections 629
Number of notices served to remedy 94 defects 48
During the year 62 female outworkers had removed or discontinued
for various reasons. In all but ten instances these
persons were traced to their new addresses.
The defects found in outworkers' premises were mainly those
referring to want of cleanliness of rooms, defective sanitary
fittings, etc.
Five cases of scarlet fever occurred in outworkers' homes,
one case in each home. The special precautions taken in each
instance were successful in preventing the spread of infection.