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sent in by employers in this Borough, addresses of 2,448 were found
to be in other districts, and these names and addresses were forwarded
to the local authorities of the respective districts.
During the year 1920, Miss Portlock, the Inspector appointed
for the inspection of Outworker's premises, made 1,463 inspections
and 1,037 re-inspections. She also made 384 visits, without
inspections, the outworkers having left the premises (69), or having
given up home work (51), or being out at the time of visit (185),
or owing to a wrong address being given (43), or the premises
being workshops (36).
Miss Portlock also discovered 8 new workshops and handed in
their addresses for registration. During her visits of inspection
she found 517 premises with sanitary defects. For the abatement
of these she served 261 intimation notices. Of the 1,463 premises
inspected, in only 5 was a room set apart entirely for the work.
In the remainder, work was carried on in rooms used for other
purposes, as under:—
Workroom, bedroom, kitchen and living rooms 61
„ „ and living room 82
„ „ „ kitchen 168
„ and kitchen 915
„ „ bedroom 203
„ „ parlour 20
„ scullery 6
„ bath room 1
„ landing 2
„ provided separately 5
1,463