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Notwithstanding the impossibility of equalling the extent
of the work of preceding years a fair amount of inspection was
carried out in connection with Workshops during 1911, and no
very serious breaches of the Factory Act relating to the sanitation
of these premises were reported during the year.
. In 1910, 954 inspections were made by two inspectors and 55
notices were required to remedy defects found. It will be seen
that there has been a considerable decrease in the number of inspections
carried out in 1911.
The defects found in Outworkers premises were mainly those
referring to want of cleanliness of rooms, defective sanitary fittings,
&c.
Twelve cases of infectious disease, four of dipthheria and eight
of scarlet fever, were reported from Outworkers dwellings during
1911. The patients were immediately removed to Hospital and
special precautions taken to prevent the spread of infection.