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I received 2,677 names and addresses of Hackney outworkers
receiving work during 1917 from Local Authorities of other districts.
On examination of the list of outworkers sent in by employers in
this Borough during 1917, I found 2,664 whose addresses were in
other districts.
During the year 1917 Miss Portlock (the inspector appointed
for the inspection of outworkers' premises) made 1,182 inspections
and 1,065 re-inspections. She also made 534 fruitless visits.
Miss Portlock also discovered 3 new workshops and handed
their addresses in for registration. During her visits of inspection
Miss Portlock found 498 outworkers' premises with sanitary
defects. For the abatement of these she served 431 intimation
notices. Of the 1,182 outworkers' premises inspected, in only 73
was a room set apart entirely for work.
COMBINED DRAINAGE WORKS REFERRED TO THE
BOROUGH ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR DURING 1917.
During this year 6 notices of defective systems of combined
drainage works were referred for consideration to the Surveyor.