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The total number of known Workshops within the Parish
of Lambeth is 721, all of which have been inspected, and
the different workrooms measured up and plans drawn in
connection therewith, showing cubic capacity (width, height
and length) and general shape. A card (as required) has
been hung up in each separate workroom, stating the exact
number of persons to be employed therein at any one time
in (a) ordinary work and lb) overtime.
All the Workshops (with full particulars) have been
entered up in the Register which the Vestry now possesses.
In connection with the 87 new Workshops (inspected and
registered during 1899), it is found that there are 138
rooms, in which were working, at the time of inspection,
391 persons, 92 males and 299 females (females alone
being employed in 53 Workshops). Further, no children
were found employed, but there were 64 young persons, i.e.,
between 14 and 18 years of age (12 males and 52 females),
and the rest were adults (80 males and 247 females) ; whilst
of the so-called "protected persons" {i.e., children, young
persons and women), the Medical Officer of Health has
given written notice to the Factory Inspectors as required
by Section 27 of the Public Health (London) Act, 189 L, and
Section 3 of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1891, from
time to time, as he became aware of such being employed.
The Vestry of Lambeth, as the Sanitary Authority, has
received 32 notices of occupation of Workshops from the
Factory Inspectors during 1899, as compared with 60, 31
and 29 respectively in the previous 3 years.
8 written notices have been received from the Factory
Inspectors with reference to contraventions of the Public
Health Acts in connection with Factories or Workshops