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27.
HOME WORK.
During the yoar 63 lists of outworkers were received from
employers in the Borough, 32 in the first half year due in
February, and 31 in the second half year duo in August. These
lists contained the names of 1,360 outworkers, of whom 1,025 were
not resident in Shoreditch. The addresses of those non-reaident
were forwarded to the Sanitary Authorities of the districts to
which they belonged.
Lists were also received from 17 other Local Authorities
containing the names of 371 outworkers living in Shoreditch
and employed by firms outside the Borough. The total number
of out-workers reported was therefore 1,731.
As has been 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 outworkers
are employed by more than one firm, so that the numbers
given must not be taken as representing actual numbers of
individual workers. The tables on pagos 28 and 29 show the
distribution of out-workers as regards trades.
During the year 353 visits of inspection were made to
places where home work was being carried on, but no defect
necessitating the service of a sanitary notice was found.