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where out-workers were known to be employed. It is
obvious, however, that if any good is to result an
immense amount of work will bo entailed. In the first
place it would be necessary to inspect the lists of outworkers
at frequent intervals, as the employes are
many of them not permanent hands, but change from time
to time. Then the difficulty arises that out-workers do
not by any means always live and work in the same
sanitary district where they are employed, so that there
would be many out-workers bringing their work home into
this district, who are employed by the oocupants of
workshops in other parts of London, where, only, the
names and addresses can be seen. So that there is a
necessity either for the co-operation of the Sanitary
Authorities who would agree to forward to the Authorities
concerned the names and addresses of out.workers, or that
the Home Office should, by means of the Inspectors under
the Factory and Workshops Acts, examine the lists and
distribute the addresses to the proper Sanitary Authorities.
An alteration of the law compelling the occupiers of the
factories and workshops to send the lists to Sanitary
Authorities would, also, be a great help. The matter
was under the consideration of the Sanitary Committee at
the close of the year.
Much consideration was given by the Sanitary
Committee in framing the bye.laws that have to be made
by Sanitary Authorities under the Public Health Act,
Sections 16, 29, 50, and 94.
On the foundation of model bye.laws drawn up by the
Local Government Board, bye.laws were made on the
following subjects:—
"(i.) For the prevention of nuisances arising from any
snow, ice, salt, dust, ashes, rubbish, offal, carrion,
fish, or filth, or any matter or thing in any street.
Bye-laws.