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There are 401 premises on the Register, 39 less than last year.
Number of firms in the Borough employing outworkers 37
" outworkers residing in, and employed by firms in,
the Borough 204
" outworkers residing outside, and employed by firms
in the Borough 553
" outworkers residing in, and employed by firms
outside the Borough 197
Offensive Businesses
There are 18 offensive businesses in the Borough. The Register
comprises the following premises:-
Dresser of Furskins (l): 34/38, Brodlove Lane
Poultry Slaughterhouses (17):
19, Bell Lane* 75, Hessel Street
28, Bursiem Street 7, Leyden Street "
161, Cannon Street Road 10b, Leyden Street *
163, Camion Street Road* 13, Leyden Street
l6/l8, Cobb Street 15, Leyden Street
14, Hessel Street 7, Lower Hessel Street*
21/22, Hessel Street 4, Monthope Street *
(Lower Market)* 6, Monthope Street*
36, Hessel Street 10a, Monthope Street.
(*Establishment Orders on these premises are subject to renewal from
time to tine). The poultry slaughterhouse at 82, Stepney Way was demolished
during the year.
Inspection of the premises was carried out on 66 occasions and eight
Notices served relating to contraventions of the Byelaws.
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963
The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963, a measure which
brings working conditions in offices and shops under a far more comprehensive
and more stringent scheme of control than hitherto, came into force
during the year.
Between April and July, the Ministry of Labour carried out a national
scheme to publicise the requirements relating to registration of premises.
This took the form of BBC announcements, leaflets to employers through
their organisations and trade journals, a TV film, poster displays at
local government offices, post offices and employment exchanges.
These measures did not, however, have the desired effect. It was
therefore decided to carry out a complete survey of every office and shop
in the Borough and registration forms (OSR. 1) were delivered by hand to
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