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479 inspections of workshops have been made during the year,
and defects numbering 54 were found to exist. On the necessary
steps being taken the nuisances were remedied.
7 notices were received from H.M. Inspector of Factories of
nuisances remediable under the Public Health Acts existing in
factories and workshops, and these have been remedied.
Nuisances under this heading remaining unabated at the end of
the year 1924 were attended to and H.M. Inspector advised of this
early in January of this year.
Homework.—The Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, provides
that we shall be notified of the addresses of outworkers (in
certain specified trades) living in our district. It gives important
powers for controlling the conditions under which such work is
done, aims at the prevention of such work being done in dwellings
which are dangerous or injurious to the health of the workers
themselves, and in premises where there is any dangerous infectious
disease.
A register is kept of the names and addresses of the outworkers
and the homes are regularly inspected and generally a
satisfactory hygienic standard is secured.
Infectious diseases occurred in the homes of 2 outworkers.
Immediate steps were taken to prevent the spread of the disease;
the work was disinfected by us, and the Medical Officer of the
Council in whose district the employer resided was advised of the
case. In instances where the patient was treated at home further
work was forbidden until all risk of infection was over.
In 1925, 342 outworkers were notified by other Councils, and
8 other addresses sent to us in error were drafted to the proper
authorities. Lists containing 170 names have been forwarded to
the following Councils in whose districts outworkers, employed by
Leyton firms, reside:—
To Walthamstow 44
,, Hackney 14
,, West Ham 46
East Ham 2
,, Stepney 28
,, Bethnal Green 3
,, Poplar 8
,, Shoreditch 4
,, Islington 6
„ Guildhall 2