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Full particulars concerning these 115 workshops have
been entered up in the Register, and it is found that there
are connected therewith 169 workrooms, in which were
working at the time of inspection 522 persons—91 males
and 431 females (females alone being employed in 66 workshops),
as follow:—
M. F. Total.
Children – – –
Young Persons 2 58 60
Adults 89 373 462
91 431 522
35 Notices as to "protected persons" (i.e., children,
young persons, and women) employed were sent on during
1910 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).
81 Notices of occupation (representing 81 workshops)
have been received during 1910 by the Borough Council from
the Factory Inspector, as compared with 105 during 1909,
34 during 1908, 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.
20 written Notices have been received during 1910 by the
Borough Council from the Factory Inspectors with reference
to contraventions of the Public Health Acts in connection
with Factories and Workshops, and all such nuisances
have been abated, as found necessary, and due notices sent
to the Factory Inspectors as to action taken in each case.
The number of notices received in 1909, 1908, 1907, 1906,
1905, 1904, 1903, 1902 and 1901, were 10, 9, 11, 17, 9,
* Including 3 bakehouses and 1 shop and depot.