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Outworkers.—Twice yearly, February and August, the
Factories Act requires all employers of outworkers to forward to
the Local Authority a list giving the names and addresses of all
employed in homework during the previous six months.
Notifications received from Greenwich firms of:—
(a) Outworkers resident in the Borough 65
(b) Outworkers resident outside the Borough 105
Notifications received from firms outside the Borough of:—
Outworkers resident in the Borough 43
Total number of Greenwich residents employed
as outworkers (as given in August list) 71
Premises where homework is carried on were visited on 49
occasions by the District Public Health Inspectors. In no instance
was it necessary to take action because of infectious disease.
The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963
The broad purpose of this Act which, for the purpose of registration
came into force on 1st August, 1964, is to give office and shop
workers standards of working conditions and safety as favourable
as those which apply to factory workers under the Factories Act,
1961.
A statistical summary of the Annual Report, as forwarded to
the Ministry of Labour in respect of the work carried out during
1968, is given in the following tables:—
Registration and General Inspections
Class of
Premises
No. of Premises
Registered during
year
Total No. of
Premises
Registered
at end of year
No. of Premises
receiving General
Inspection during
the year
Offices
21
354
62
Retail Shops
25
1,151
139
Wholesale shops,
Warehouses
3
50
7
Catering Establishments,
Canteens
7
191
9
Fuel Storage
Depots
1
6
—
TOTALS
57
1,752
217