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Bakehouses. Two hundred and twelve inspections have
been made of the various Bakehouses in the Borough, and 63
nuisances found therein have been abated as the result.
Factories and Workshops. Two hundred and ten
inspections have been paid to these premises within the
Borough during the year. There were 262 workshop premises
on the Register at the beginning of the year, 35 have been
added during the year, and 19 have been taken off, leaving a
total now on the Register of 278. This total includes 22
laundries, 46 dressmaking and mantle works, 8 fuel and lirewood
works, 5 cycle works, 9 milliners, and various others,
including workplaces, such as 5 blacksmiths, 13 barge
builders, 4 builders' yards, etc. Information has been sent
to H.M. Inspector of Factories with respect to 14 new workshops,
and also 13 instances where protected persons were
employed on premises no abstract being displayed. One complaint
has been received from H.M. Inspector, and also 12
intimations respecting alleged new workshops.
Outworkers' Registers. Eighty lists of Outworkers,
containing 240 names and addresses, have been received
during the year from Medical Officers of Health for other
Districts; 29 lists, containing 222 names, have been received
from employers within the District; 32 lists, containing 89
names, have been forwarded to other Districts, thus giving
a total of 383 names and addresses of outworkers within the
Borough. Three hundred and twenty visits of inspection
have been made to these premises, and insanitary conditions,
mainly want of cleanliness, have been revealed in 5 instances;
5 written notices were served with respect to these matters.