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Workshops.—The number of workshops registered in Hackney
at the end of 1917 was 1,039, a decrease of 61 on the number
registered at the end of 1916. Of this total, 743 were workshops in
which females were employed. Of these latter, 492 were workshops
in which articles of wearing apparel were manufactured, altered or
prepared for sale, &c., 220 in which other articles were manufactured,
&c., and 31 were domestic workshops.
Amongst the workshops manufacturing wearing apparel, there
were 352 employing females alone, and 140 employing both males
and females.
In workshops of other occupations, there were 136 employing
females alone, and 84 employing both males and females.
Of the domestic workshops, females alone were employed in
18 and both males and females in 13.
During the year notices and complaints were received from
H.M. Inspectors of Factories, as follows:—
Complaints Factories 10
„ Workshops 3
Notices „ 52