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trade, for example, are small while several firms in the
boot and shoe trade are in a very large way of business.
Cabinet and Furniture Makers 1,029
Upholsterers 62
French Polishers 159
Metal Workers 56
Blacksmiths and Vehicle Builders 35
Basket Makers and Coopers 15
Box and Case Makers 44
Printing, Stationery and Bookbinding 24
Tailors 247
Dressmakers 65
Waterproof Makers 5
Furriers 25
Boot and Shoe Makers 91
Other Clothing Trades 59
Other Trades including Sawmills,
Chemists, Glassworkers,
makers, etc. 241
Total 2,157
Home Workers.
Of the 3,485 workmen and contractors whose names
appeared on the lists received, 2,428 resided within the
Borough. The latter figure is approximately double
the number of individual workers, as in the majority
of cases the same people are notified in February and
in August.
The number of visits paid to Home Workers'
dwellings was 1,472. The number of premises found
to be in an insanitary condition was 202, or 29 per
cent. of the 687 premises inspected. Notices were
served in 166 cases, 31 premises being already under
notice arising from other visits, and a verbal intimation
only being given in the remaining 5 cases.
Difficulty is still experienced in getting some
employers promptly and accurately to send in copies
of their list of outworkers, but no legal proceedings
were taken in the matter during the year.