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During the year 1914, Miss Portlock (the inspector appointed
for the inspection of outworkers premises) made 1,261 inspections
and 566 re-inspections. She also made 545 visits without inspections,
the outworkers having left the premises (211), or having
given up homework (38), or being out at the time of visit (181),
or owing to a wrong address being given (65), or the premises
being workshops (40), or male workers alone being employed (10)
Miss Portlock also discovered 12 new workshops and handed
their addresses in for registration. During her visits of inspection
Miss Portlock discovered 479 premises with sanitary defects.
For the abatement of these she served 355 intimation notices.
Of the 1,261 premises inspected, in only 73 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 63
„ „ and living room 51
,, ,, ,, kitchen 25
,, and kitchen 864
,, ,, bedroom 120
„ ,, parlour 53
,, ,, scullery 8
„ ,, bath rooms 2
„ „ landing 2
Workroom provided separate 73
Total 1,261