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The making of nets other than wire nets;
The making of tents;
The making or repairing of sacks;
The covering of racquet or tennis balls;
The making of paper bags;
The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or
partially of paper, cardboard, chip, or similar material;
The making of brushes;
Pea-picking;
Feather sorting;
The carding, boxing, or packeting of buttons, hooks and- eyes, pins, and hair pins;
The making of stuffed toys;
The making of baskets;
And any processes incidental to the above.
The bulk of the outworkers in Shoreditch are engaged in work connected with
wearing apparel, artificial flower-making, paper-bag and box-making, and brushmaking.
A table is appended to this report showing the distribution of outworkers
as regards trades in the Borough. During the year some 2,242 visits of inspection
were made to places where homework was carried on and in 195 instances sanitary
notices were required. The works carried out in compliance therewith included the
reconstruction or repair of drains in 6 instances, the disconnection of sink waste
pipes in 15, the reinstatement of stack pipes in 14, and of eaves gutters in 13, the
paving of yards in 16, repairs in connection with water-closets in 34, and with the
water supply arrangements to the premises in 6 instances; in 13 instances houses
were cleansed throughout, and in 82 thev were partly cleansed; altogether 308 rooms,
45 yards, 61 water-closets, and 8 areas were cleansed; repairs were carried out in
connection with roofs in 27 instances, floors in 10, stairs in 9, doors in 2, and
windows in 7 instances; ventilation was attended to in 2, and in 24 instances dust
receptacles were provided.
During the year 11 cases of scarlet fever were certified in houses at which home
work was carried on; in 2 instances clothing was being made, in 8 paper bags and
boxes, and in 1 artificial flowers. In all cases the usual steps were taken to prevent
the work being a means of spreading infection. No difficulties were experienced
in connection with this, and it was not necessary for any action to be taken under
Section 108-110 of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901.
BAKEHOUSES.
The number of bakehouses on the register at the end of the year which were
in use was 73, including four factory bakehouses. Of these 31 are above ground
. and 42 below ground. As the result of inspection 46 were found in a satisfactory
sanitary condition, 22 required cleansing and lime-washing, in 1 a urinal required
attention, in 2 there were defects in the water-closets, in 1 a sink was defective,
and in I it was necessary to carry out the reconstruction of a portion of the drainage
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