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outworkers sent in by employers in this Borough, addresses of
1,659 were found to be in other districts, and these names and
addresses were forwarded to the local authorities of the respective
districts.
During the year 1921, Miss Portlock, the Inspector appointed
for the inspection of Outworkers' premises, made 1,181 inspections
and 1,167 re-inspections. She also made 398 visits, without
inspections, the outworkers having left the premises (99), or
having given up home work (84), or being out at the time of
visit (112), or owing to a wrong address being given (71), or the
premises being workshops (23), or the outworkers having died
(9).
Miss Portlock also discovered 2 new workshops and handed
in their addreses for registration. During her visits of inspection
she found 468 premises with sanitary defects. For the abatement
of these she served 408 intimation, 40 final, and 4 statutory
notices. Of the 1,181 premises inspected, in only 8 was a room
set apart entirely for the work. In the remainder, work was
carried on in rooms used for other purposes as under:—
Workroom, bedroom, kitchen and living rooms 49
„ „ and living room 68
„ „ „ kitchen 114
„ and kitchen 831
„ „ bedroom 92
„ „ parlour 6
„ „ scullery 10
„ „ bath room 2
„ „ landing 1
„ provided separately 8
1,181