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the great majority of the workshops in the furnishing
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 945
Upholsterers 47
French Polishers 154
Metal Workers 69
Blacksmiths, Vehicle Builders and
Garages 35
Basket Makers and Coopers 15
Box and Case Makers 34
Printing, Stationery and Bookbinding 27
Tailors 196
Dressmakers 140
Waterproof Makers 4
Furriers 20
Boot and Shoe Makers 70
Other Clothing Trades 49
Sawmills "44
Other Trades, including Chemists,
Glassworkers, Brushmakers, etc. 157
Total 2,006
Home Workers.
Of the 2,425 workmen and contractors whose names
appeared on the lists received, 1,677 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 926. The number of premises found
to be in an insanitary condition was 187, or 35.6 per
cent. of the 525 premises inspected. Notices were
served in 243 cases, while 35 other premises were under
notice arising from other visits, and a verbal intimation
was given in 11 further 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.