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thereto; the making, ornamenting, and finishing of lace and
of lace curtains and nets; cabinet and furniture making and
upholstery work ; the making of electro-plate; the making
of files ; and fur-pulling.
II. Section 110 (relating to the prohibition of home work in
places where there is infectious disease) shall apply to the
following classes of work :—The making, cleaning, washing,
altering, ornamenting, finishing, and repairing of wearing
apparel, and any work incidental thereto (as in the said
section specified); the making, ornamenting, and finishing
of lace and of lace curtains and nets; upholstery work; and
fur-pulling.
From the Census Report it appears that there are 4,068 males
and 7,789 females engaged in occupations connected with dress,
955 males and 159 females as cabinet-makers, &c., besides about
200 males engaged in electro-plating, who live in the City ; but there
are a great number who come to work from other boroughs, and
many of those resident in the City, especially in the West-End
establishments alluded to, are young persons who have come up
from the country to learn the business. Thus if ill-health results
from the conditions under which they work they return home, and
the West-End District is not debited with their deaths should the
complaint prove fatal.

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