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Report of Miss Frances Baker.
3, Upper Gloucester Place,
January, 1903.
Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—I herewith beg to submit to you a Report of the
work done under the Factory and Workshops Act, during the
year.
Owing to the appointment of Miss O' Kell in March 1902,
to Paddington, 9 out of the 12 month's work has been executed
by me.
Number of Workrooms on the Register at end
of year 1901 1,682
Number of Workrooms added during the year 1902 315
Number of Workrooms removed during year 1902 196
Leaving a total on the Register of 1,801
Number of re-inspections made during year 1902 1,378
Number of businesses represented by workrooms 1,562
In addition to these workrooms there are the rooms
occupied by outworkers, which represent various firms of
dressmakers, furriers, outfitters, tailors, and upholsterers
situate in several Metropolitan Boroughs; and they include
besides the trades mentioned, gold-beaters, lace-cleaners,
laundresses, silk-winders, marqueterie workers, etc. The
lists of outworkers are received from the different firms in
the Borough twice during the year, according to the provisions
of the Factory and Workshop Acts; and they contain for
the most part the names of families living in one to three
rooms, with the foreign element much in evidence, and which
shows itself not the least in a frequent disregard of all laws
of cleanliness and health.
Number of Outworkers on Register at close of
year 1901 215
Number of Outworkers' names received during
year 1902 909
Of which were transferred to other Boroughs 806
Number of removals during the year 1902 51
Leaving a total on the Register of 267
Number of Outworkers visited or re-inspected
during the year 1902 489
There have been paid also to domestic workshops 42
visits, and 11 to factories.