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Full particulars concerning these 93 Workshops have been
entered up in the Register, and ic is found that there are
connected therewith 141 workrooms, in which were working
at the time of inspection 242 persons—49 males and '293
females (females alone being employed in 49 workshops).
There were found being employed—
M. F. Total.
Children — —
Young Persons 4 51 55
Adults 45 242 287
49 293 342
37 Notices as to "protected persons" (i.e., children,
young persons, and women) employed were sent on during
1908 to the Factory Inspectors, from time to time, as
required (i.e., where no Abstract under the Act was found
to have been posted up in a workplace).
34 Notices of occupation of 33 workshops have been received
during 1908 by the Borough Council from the Factory
Inspectors, as compared with 69 during 1907, 39 during
1906, 16 during 1905, 28 during 1904, 62 during 1903, 25
during 1902, and 32 during 1901, and 3, 32, 60, 31, and 29
received by the late Vestry during the five years 1886-1890
respectively.
9 written Notices have been received during 1908 by the
Borough Council from the Factory Inspectors with reference
to contraventions of the Public Health Acts in ccnnection
with Factories and Workshops, and all such nuisances have
been abated, and due notice sent to the Factory Inspectors
within one month as to action taken in each case. The
number of notices received in 1907, 1906, 1905, 1904, 1903,
1902 and 1901, were 11, 17, 9, 10, 9, 5 and 17, as compared
with 16, 8, 27, 25 and 66 received by the late Vestry during
the five years 1886-1890 respectively.