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Section (42). Lists of outworkers under section 27 of the 1891 Act
shall be sent twice-a-year on or before the 1st days of March and
September to the factory inspectors of the respective districts.
Unfortunately there is nothing in this section making it compulsory
that duplicate lists of outworkers should be sent to the sanitary
authority. On page 42 of my annual report for the year 1894, under
the heading of " Outworkers," it will be found that on account of
certain difficulties I suggested to the Sanitary Committee on the
27th September, 1894, that a letter should be sent to the Secretary
of State expressing particular views respecting outworkers, to the effect
that lists of outworkers should be forwarded to local authorities, and
the Committee instructed the Clerk to write accordingly.
I think I have discussed the principal sections of the new Factory
Act which immediately interest, and some of which must be enforced
by the Sanitary Authority, but at the same time it must be remembered
that the Act contains further restrictions and miscellaneous amend,
ments calculated to safeguard the health and general well-being of
workers.
Memorandum from Home Office, 27th January, 1896.
" For the various Acts to have the beneficial effect desired, it is
absolutely necessary that there should be thorough co-operation between
the Sanitary Authorities and H.M. Inspectors of Factories, and
with that object in view I have requested H.M. Inspectors to have a
conference with each Medical Officer in their respective districts.
The administration of the sanitary provisions relating to workshops
was transferred to the Local Authorities with the intention of relieving
the Factory Inspectors to a great extent of the inspection of workshops
so far as sanitary matters are concerned. By section 26, 1891,
notices of the opening of new workshops, and by section 41, 1895, 0f
all workshops, have to be sent to the Inspector of Factories, and when
he receives such notices he is required to forthwith forward them to