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WOMEN SANITARY INSPECTORS.
FACTORIES.
The number o£ women employed in factories in the City varies greatly
according to the time of year. This is especially so in the Printing
and Publishing Trades, where large numbers of women are employed as
"jobbers" during the busy seasons only. Nearly half the factories on
the Register belong to these trades, the remainder being mostly clothing
factories. The number of women employed in the factories inspected
is 11,860.
The number of inspections of factories made during the year is as follows:—
Initial inspections 182
Periodical inspections 811
Total 993
On the whole a decided improvement is noticeable in the sanitary
accommodation in factories. In comparison with former years few cases of
insufficient or unsuitable accommodation are reported, by far the greater
proportion of defects found being defective apparatus and want of cleanliness.
WORKSHOPS.
The workshops inspected during the year represent 101 trades, the majority
of them being places where clothing of some kind is made.
The number of inspections made is as follows:—
Initial inspections 344
Periodical inspections 1,571
Total 1,915
In addition 245 re-inspections were made in connection with work required
to remedy defects. Where defects are found in "general" workshops, i.e.,
those where both men and women are employed, they are referred to the
Workshop Inspectors in order to avoid overlapping.