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Outworkers.—Employers in certain trades, particularly those engaged
in the manufacture of articles of clothing, who give out work to be done
in the people's hon es, are required twice a year to send in lists of the
names and addresses of such persons so that the places where the work is
carried on may be inspected, and steps may be taken in case of infectious
disease to prevent infected articles being given out from or returned
to the shops if in course of manufacture. Notices were sent to
employers who neglected to send in returns, and those who failed
to reply were visited by an Inspector. No further proceedings had
to be taken. The handling of these lists requires a considerable amount
of clerical work, as the names and addresses of persons living out of
Westminster but receiving work from employers in Westminster have
to be sent to the M.O.H. of the district in which they live. They in
their turn send names of persons living in Westminster receiving work
from employers in their districts.