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Outwork.
Occupiers of factories are required to send
to the Council twice yearly lists of the persons
employed by them as outworkers in certain kinds
of work. This information is required to enable
control to be exercised over work carried out in
unsatisfactory premises or in conditions which
are likely to lead to the spread of infection.
Notification was received of 58 outworkers
who are engaged in the following occupations:-
Making wearing apparel 34
Making artificial flowers 3
Box making 18
Brush making 1
Carding buttons 1
Making lampshades 1
It was not necessary to restrict outwork
in any instance during the year.
Shops.
There are 316 shops in Friern Barnet.
The Shops Act 1950 is administered by the Council
and deals with such matters as closing hours,
the early closing day, Sunday trading, the
employment of young persons, and the comfort and
welfare of the shop assistant.
One hundred and eighty visits were made
to the various shops. A number of minor
infringements were found and remedied, and it was
not necessary to take any legal proceedings under
the Act.
water supply.
The water supply of the district is provided
by the Lee Valley Water Company, except for a
small part of the South Ward which is supplied
from the mains of the Metropolitan Water Board.
All the houses in the district have a piped
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