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Twenty-seven new female out-workers (out-workers not previously
registered) were registered during the year.
269 inspections of female out-workers' premises were made
by the woman workshops' inspector (Miss Round). It was found
necessary in one case to serve a notice under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, to remedy defects. One case of infectious
disease, viz.: scarlet fever, was notified from female out-workers'
premises. Such precautionary measures as were required were
taken to prevent spread of infection in this case.
Bakehouses.
There were 75 bakehouses on the register at the end of 1925.
Of these 50 use power, and are therefore factories. Forty-nine
of the bakehouses are above ground, and 26 are under ground.
One above ground and one below ground bakehouse were discontinued
during the year, the premises being used for other
businesses.
280 inspections were made during the year, and 38 intimation
and 16 statutory notices were served, mainly for failure to
carry out the half-yearly lime-whiting of the bakehouses within
the statutory period.
During 1925 proceedings were taken by the Council against
the occupier of a bakehouse in the Borough who had used an underground
room as an ancillary part of his business for the baking of
crumpets contrary to the provisions of Sec. 101, Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901. At the hearing of the case in the South
Western Police Court, the solicitor for the defendant contended that
the process of manufacture of this article of food was not "baking"
and that therefore the basement room used for the purpose
was not a bakehouse within the meaning of the Factory Act. The
magistrate (Mr. T. Scanlan) held that the manufacture of crumpets
was a baking process and that the room in which the baking was
carried on was an underground bakehouse, and was being used in
contravention of Sec. 101 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
The defendant was convicted, and fines and costs amounting to
£4 3s. were imposed.
Warehouses and Wharves.
At the end of 1925, there were 42 premises on the register,
including railway yards. These premises were systematically
inspected during the year, and 64 inspections were made. Three
notices were served to remedy nuisances found on inspection.