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During the year Miss Portlock, the Inspector appointed for
the inspection of Outworkers' premises, made 1,105 inspections,
and 698 re-inspections. She also made 649 visits without inspection,
the outworkers having left the premises (160), or having given
up home work (53), or being out at the time of visit (230), or owing
to a wrong address being given (79), or the premises being workshops
or factories (118), or the outworkers having died (9).
Miss Portlock also discovered one new workshop and handed in
the address for registration. During her visits of inspection she
found 271 premises with sanitary defects. For the abatement of
these she served 263 intimation notices. Of the 1,105 premises
inspected, in only 94 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 42
,, ,, and living room 22
,, ,, ,, kitchen 14
,, and kitchen 812
,, ,, bedroom 59
,, ,, parlour 53
,, ,, scullery 7
,, ,, bathroom 1
,, ,, landing 1