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"Routine inspections of the workshops shown on the above list were carried out during the
year, and complaints from His Majesty's inspectors or anonymous sources received immediate
attention."
Ventilation.—In response to notices, additional means of ventilation were provided in 3 of the
workrooms visited. Whilst a very marked improvement in the ventilation of workshops has been
effected in the last twelve years, it is still necessary to serve notices from time to time in cases
where unventilated gas stoves are added in existing workrooms or where premises become occupied
as workshops which have not hitherto been used for the purpose.
Overcrowding—Two cases of overcrowding were dealt with during the year, as compared with
7 in the year 1913, and 9 in the year 1912. Employers are provided by the Council with cards
showing the maximum number of workers allowed in each workroom, and cases where the
number shown on the card is deliberately exceeded are now of rare occurrence.
Sanitary Conveniences.-During the year defects in 28 sanitary conveniences attached to
workshops were found and remedied.
HOME WORK.
An analysis of the outworkers registered, shows that some are employed on premises which,
are factories or workshops within the meaning of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, others
work in domestic workshops, whilst the remainder are the genuine "Home Workers" engaged in
their homes on the work given out to them by various firms and contractors in Kensington and
other districts.
The number of outworkers belonging to each of these three classes is shown in the following
Table:—

The factories and workshops referred to in the above list are included in the Table which
shows the trades carried on in the workshops on the Council's register.
The nature of the work given out to the homeworkers in the 216 homes on the register is as
follows:—

In 10 instances in the course of inspection, addresses were found incorrectly given, or the
outworker had left or given up work.