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Factory and Workshops Acts.
Periodical inspection of all premises coming within the definition
of these Acts is made in order to ascertain the conditions under
which the work is carried on and the sanitary condition of the
premises occupied.
There are within the district 17 Factories, 28 Workshops and
18 Workplaces.
The following table is a summary of the defects remedied at
premises used as Factories, Workshops or Workplaces.

Outworkers.
There are 16 names on the list of Outworkers in the district.
Inspection of these premises has been made to ascertain the condition
under which the work is carried out.
No cases of infectious disease have occurred at outworkers'
premises during the year.
Bakehouses.
There are 5 Bakehouses within the district. These are inspected
frequently and such alterations and requirements as are found necessary,
as well as periodical lime-washing have been carried out.
Infectious Disease and Disinfection.
Thirty-one cases of infectious disease have been investigated during
the year and in each case the necessary precautions have been
taken to prevent the spread of infection.
Fourteen patients have been removed for treatment at the
Waltham Joint Isolation Hospital. Thirty-five rooms have been
fumigated, and ]8 lots of bedding have been removed for disinfection
by the Walthamstow Urban District Council, after cases of infectious
disease.
Offensive Trades.
Fat extracting and fish frying constitute the offensive trades
carried on within the district. There are two fat extractors and
two fish fryers.