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OUTWORKERS.
The net number of outworkers on the Register is 610,
the nature of the work being as follows:-
Making, cleaning, etc. of wearing apparel 588
Boots and shoes 4
Buckles and button makers 1
Umbrellas 2
Artificial flowers 3
Handbags 1
Feather workers 1
Christmas crackers 1
Paper bags and cardboard boxes 5
Waterproof makers 4
The number of inspections made to Outworkers' premises
was 250.
Notifiable diseases occurred in 7 premises.
Number of Firms in the Borough employing
Outworkers 44
Of these Outworkers, resided in the
Borough 123
resided outside
the Borough 127
Number of Outworkers residing in the
Borough employed by firms outside
the Borough 487
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
There are 1813 houses let in lodgings in the Borough.
939 inspections were made to them and it became necessary
to institute legal proceedings in one instance.
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