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As the result of the inspection of the workrooms and work-places
in the Borough, it was found that for the most part they were in a
satisfactory condition, and that the requirements of the Factory and
Workshops Act of 1901 were duly observed. There were only two
cases of overcrowding which had to be dealt with, but 32 instances in
which it was necessary to require cleansing. There were only two
occasions to require an increase in the water-closet accommodation. In
two cases the Abstract of the Factory Act was not affixed in the workrooms,
and the Home Office was notified accordingly There are
altogether 170 domestic workrooms in the Borough in which wearing
materials of various kinds are being dealt with.
During the year only one case of notifiable infectious disease
occurred on premises in which there was a workshop, but on several
occasions the out-workers in connection with certain workshops had to
be stopped from carrying on their work. A complete list of all
out-workers (541 in number) has been kept in the office ; these lists have
often been obtained on calling at the workshops, for some employers
still fail to realise their duty to send in their list of out-workers twice a
year, viz., in February and August, as the Act directs.
The kitchens of the restaurants and public dining-rooms in the
Borough have been thoroughly inspected throughout the year, with
good results.
During the year the Secretary of State issued a new Home-work
Order which consolidated the two previous Orders and made some
additions to the list of trades specified therein. The following classes
of work, in addition to those specified in the previous Orders, are now
brought under special provisions of (he Factory and Workshops Act,
1901:—The making of covers for and the covering, finishing, altering
or repairing of umbrellas, sunshades, parasols, and articles of a similar
nature and any work incidental thereto; the making of paper bags,
and of paper boxes; brush making; and the making of stuffed toys.