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During the year 1913, Miss Portlock (the inspector appointed
for the inspection of outworkers premises) made 1,307 inspections
and 876 re-inspections. She also made 552 visits without inspection,
the outworkers having left the premises (317), or having given up
homework (24), or being out at the time of visit (115), or owing to
a wrong address being given (54), or the premises being workshops
(30), or male workers alone being employed (10).
Miss Portlock also discovered 20 new workshops and handed
their addresses in for registration. During her visits of inspection
Miss Portlock discovered 914 sanitary defects. For the abatement
of these she served 527 intimation notices and 4 statutory notices.
Of the 1,307 premises inspected, in only 89 was a room set apart
entirely for work. In the remainder, work was carried on in
rooms used for other purposes, as set out below:—
Workroom, bedroom, kitchen and living rooms 57
„ „ and living room 33
„ „ „ kitchen 36
„ and kitchen 884
„ „ bedroom 131
„ „ parlour 62
„ „ scullery 10
„ ,, bath rooms 3
„ landing 2
Workroom provided separate 89
Total 1,307