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39.
HOME WORK.
During the year 55 lists of outworkers were received from employers
in the Borough, 27 in the first half-year due in February, and 28 in the
second half-year due in August. These lists contained the names of
1,109 outworkers, of whom 1,055 were not resident in Shoreditch. The
addresses of those non-resident were forwarded to the Sanitary
Authorities of the districts to which they belonged.
Lists were also received from 15 other Local Authorities containing
the names of 414 outworkers living in Shoreditch and employed by
firms outside the Borough. The total number of out-workers reported
was therefore 1,523.
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 out-workers 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 pages 40 and 41 show the distribution of out-workers as
regards trades.
During the year 233 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.