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The following is a summary of the types of outwork carried on in the
Borough:-
Wearing apparel 414
Hausehold linen 1
Curtains and furniture hangings 1
Artificial flowers 17
Paper bags 2
The making of boxes or other receptacles
or parts thereof made wholly or partially
of paper 86
Brush making 9
Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. 4
Stuffed toys 3
Cosaques Christmas crackers,
Christmas stockings, etc. 21
Lampshades 2
560
During the year 328 visits were made to outworkers' premises. No
contraventions of the Factories Acts were reported.
Shops Act, 1950
The supervision of shops and effective administration of the legislation
relating thereto are secured by systematic visitation. The Health Department
maintains a register of all classes of shop premises in the Borough.
In the general administration of the Shops Act 2,295 inspections were
made during the year Most contraventions recorded have been of a minor
character, such as failure to exhibit statutory notices, and keep proper
records of the hours of employment of young persons: 331 verbal warnings
and notices were issued
Subject to exemptions all shops in the Harringay area are closed for the
weekly half-holiday on Wednesday In the remainder of the Borough early
closing is on Thursday with the exception of butchers who close on Monday
throughout the Borough Qose supervision is exercised in order to see that
the weekly half-holiday is correctly observed, 169 visits being made for this
purpose
Welfare Provisions
The requirements in respect of shop assistants meal times are as
follows:-
Dinner; If the hours of employment include the hours from 11. 30 a.m. to