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It will be seen that in the table relating to "Home Work " there
were 37 instances of this class being carried on in unwholesome
premises. They were for the most part of a trifling nature and
remedied on verbal attention being called to them. Notices were
served for those defects which were not so attended to and which
might be taken into court with a reasonable chance of success in
case of non-compliance with the notice. It will be seen that only
in the cases of the making of wearing apparel and of paper bags
were there any instances of unwholesome conditions.
Several firms did not send in their lists of outworkers at the
proper time, but a letter from the Committee calling attention to
the default and pointing out its consequences had the desired effect,
so that in no instance was it necessary to prosecute.
There were no instances of outwork being carried on in infected
premises during 1912. The list of notifications of infectious diseases
is given each morning to Miss Bevan, who compares it with her list
of outworkers to see if any names appear on both lists.
In all there were 1,321 inspections of outworkers' premises,
compared with 1,263 in 1911.
As new workshops are continually being opened and old ones
are being closed it is necessary to keep a careful watch over the
streets so as to become aware of such changes.
There is a diminution in the number of workshops compared
with last year, the figures being 1,796 and 1,903 respectively.