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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE DURING 1911.
By the Lady Sanitary Inspector.
The work done during 1911 has comprised the following:—
(1) Inspection of workshops and laundries at which women are
employed.
(2) Inspection of outworkers' premises.
(3) Visiting cases of phthisis.
(4) Visiting cases of measles and other non-notifiable infectious
cases notified by the school authorities.
(5) Visiting special cases reported from hospitals, and other
agencies, &c.
(6) Visiting to give instruction re management of infants.
Workshops and Laundries.—During the year 35 new workshops
were registered, and 38 were removed from the register, the total number
at the end of the year being 477. There were 22 laundries on the
register at the end of the year, 3 being factory and 3 domestic laundries.
Thirty-five inspections were made in connection with laundries. During
the year 101 workrooms were measured, for which workroom cards were
given. The total number of inspections made in connection with
workrooms was 635. In 18 instances notices were served for cleansing
workrooms, for overcrowding, or for deficient ventilation.

The number of inspections made of outworkers' premises was 112.
The names and addresses of outworkers living in other districts, but
working for Chelsea firms, were forwarded to their respective Boroughs
or District Councils, as stated in the first column of the Table below.
The number of notifications received from other Boroughs of Chelsea
residents working for outside firms are given in the second column.