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OTHER DETAILS.
The substitution of street gullies has been continued.
The supervision of over-crowding has been maintained.
Notification of Sanitary defects in association with
outbreaks of infectious disease, supervision of
sanitary conveniences provided at railway stations,
summer flushing oE courts, limewashing of courts,
and the supervision of hairdressers' and barbers' shops,
as well as observations of smoke and atmospheric
pollution have been continued.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT. 1901.
The premises at present upon the Register number
3,700, in which are included 7,769 workrooms, &c.
Inspections of Factories numbered 1,735.
„ „ Workshops „ 1,655.
„ „ Workplaces „ 884.
There were 370 notices served during the year for
various purposes under the Act. The total number
of defects discovered was 843.
Bakehouses were as in previous years.
The details of the work done in Factories and
Workshops does not admit of a satisfactory summary.
"Home'' Workers.—1,550 lists were received
which included the addresses of 13,319 Outworkers
employed outside the City, and 602 employed within
the City. No new businesses in which Outworkers
were employed were observed.