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2,616 names and addresses of outworkers residing in Hackney
and receiving work from other districts were forwarded by the local
authorities concerned. On examination of the lists of outworkers
sent in by employers in this Borough, addresses of 2,617 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 1919, Miss Portlock, the Inspector appointed
for the inspection of Outworker's premises, made 1,525 inspections
and 805 re-inspections. She also made 263 visits, without
inspections, the outworkers having left the premises (21), or having
given up home work (35), or being out at the time of visit (183),
or owing to a wrong address being given (8), or the premises being
workshops (16).
Miss Portlock also discovered 6 new workshops and handed in
their addresses for registration. During her visits of inspection
she found 378 premises with sanitary defects. For the abatement
of these she served 358 intimation notices. Of the 1,525 premises
inspected, in only 29 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 39
„ and living room 56
„ „ „ kitchen 37
„ and kitchen 1,165
„ „ bedroom 124
„ parlour 68
„ scullery 4
„ bath room 2
„ „ landing 1
„ provided separately 29
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