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Sanitary defects were found in 63 instances. Bakehouses are
specially reported on in the section dealing with the supervision
of food.
The number of inspections of outworkers' premises was
1,035, compared with 645 last year. The largest number of
outworkers in the Borough are employed in the manufacture
of tennis balls, and practically all the remainder are
employed in making wearing apparel. Generally speaking,
the homework is carried out under satisfactory conditions,
but it was necessary to serve 16 notices in respect of unwholesome
premises. Infectious disease occurred in ten instances
in the homes of outworkers. In recent years it has been
noticed that the sending of half-yearly lists to the Medical
Officer of Health has been neglected by some firms. During
the year the Committee instructed cautionary letters to be
sent to four persons. One summons was taken out against
one employer for neglecting to send a list of outworkers, and
another for neglecting to keep a list of outworkers. Both
summonses were withdrawn on payment of half a guinea
costs in each case.
The following Table is in the form adopted by the Secretary
of State to provide for uniformity throughout the country
in the presentation of certain particulars of this work which
lend themselves to statistical treatment.