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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 was only one case
of overcrowding which had to be dealt with, but there were 46 instances
in which it was necessary to require cleansing. There was no occasion
to require an increase in the water-closet accommodation, but 27 in
which the accommodation was unsuitable or defective. 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 221
domestic workrooms in the Borough in which wearing materials of
various kinds are being dealt with.
During the year no case of notifiable infectious disease occurred
on premises in which there was a workshop, but on two occasions
the out-workers in connection with certain factories and workshops
had to be stopped from carrying on their work. A complete
list of all out-workers has been kept in the office; the information
has often been obtained on calling at the workshops, for some
employers still fail to realise their duty to send in a list of outworkers
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
satisfactory results.