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outworkers sent in by employers in this Borough, addresses of
1,630 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 1923, Miss Portlock, the Inspector appointed
for the inspection of Outworkers' premises, made 1,283 inspections
and 1,082 re-inspections. She also made 362 visits, without
inspections, the outworkers having left the premises (56), or
having given up home work (114), or being out at the time of
visit (146), or owing to a wrong address being given (29), or
the premises being workshops (8), or the outworkers having
died (9).
Miss Portlock also discovered 6 new workshops and handed
in their addresses for registration. During her visits of inspection
she found 389 premises with sanitary defects. For the
abatement of these she served 294 intimation, 49 final, and 5
statutory notices. Of the 1,283 premises inspected, in only 18
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 62
,, ,, and living room 53
,, ,, ,, kitchen 102
,, and kitchen 884
,, ,, bedroom 141
,, ,, parlour 16
,, ,, scullery 6
,, ,, bath room 1
,, provided separately 18
1,283