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Other Matters.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:—
Failure to affix abstract of the Factory and Workshop
Act (S. 133, 1901) 1
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector
as remediable under the Public Health Acts,
but not under the Factory and Workshop Acts
(S. 5) notified by H.M. Inspector 109
Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector 109
Other —
Underground bakehouses (S. 101) in use at the end
of the year 22
Outworkers.
The number of outworkers dealt with by the Public Health
Department during 1937 was as follows:—
No. ot outworkers notified by firms in Finsbury 5,303
No. of outworkers notified by Local Authorities 586
Total No. notified to the Department in 1937 5,889
The number of firms employing outworkers on the Register
at the end of 1937 was 337.
The number of Finsbury outworkers notified to the Department
during 1937 was as follows:—
No. notified by Finsbury firms 751
No. notified by other Local Authorities 586
Total No. notified to the Department in 1937 1,337
Outworkers to the number of 4,552 obtaining their work from
Finsbury firms, but living and working in other districts, were
notified to the respective Local Authorities of their districts of
residence.