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of 953 out-workers, of whom 752 were not residents in Shoreditch. The addresses
of those non-resident were forwarded to the sanitary authorities of the districts
to which they belonged.
The total number of out-workers reported was 1,994, and of these some 1,233
were residents in Shoreditch. These figures are slightly lower than those for last
year.
As pointed out in previous reports, in numerous instances names and addresses
of outworkers are duplicated owing to lists being sent in twice a year, and in some
cases the same outworkers are employed by more than one firm, so that the numbers
given above must not be taken as representing the actual numbers of individual
outworkers and the tables on pages 105 and 106 show the distribution of outworkers
as regards trades in the Borough.
During the year 727 visits of inspection were made to places where home-work
was being carried on, and in connection with these 104 sanitary notices were served.
The cases of notifiable infectious disease occurring at out-workers' premises numbered
14 and included 9 scarlet fever, 4 diphtheria, 1 erysipelas, and 1 case of pneumonia.
The usual steps were taken in connection with them by the officers of the sanitary
authority.