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with the Act, twice in each year, so that the bulk of this visitation has
to be carried out twice during the year.
The following is a list of the various kinds of work carried on by
Outworkers in the district (a remarkable one being that of a landscape
painter), showing the number engaged under each heading :—
List of Outworkers.
Blouse and Pinafore Making 325
Tailoring 85
Ties, Belt and Brace Making 33
Ladies' Underclothing 57
Boots, Shoes and Leatherwork 30
Dress and Mantle Making 30
Millinery 9
Linen Collar Making 7
Umbrella Making 2
Embroidering 2
Button Making 2
Shawl Making 1
Furriers 1
Cardbox Making 1
Optical Turning 1
Landscape Painting 1
Forty-three of these premises have been cleansed and whitewashed
on notice from me, and 28 have been provided with cards showing the
number of workpeople allowed by the Act.
Workshops.—In addition to the Outworkers, there are 28 premises,
described under the Act as "workshops" within the district, and upon
the register, and include the following trades :—
Tailoring 7 Cabinet Making 1
Boot Making 3 Wheelwrights 1
Ladies' Underclothing 2 Gelatining 1
Blouse Making' 2 Sweet Making 4
Mantle Making 1 Cycle Making 5
Millinery 1 Corset Making 1
Dressmaking 1 Brush working 1
Tinworking 1 Blind Making 1
Pickle Making 1
In 9 cases cards have been provided showing the number of persons
allowed in the rooms by the Act, One case of overcrowding has been
abated, and 4 premises cleansed and whitewashed after notice.
Laundries.—There are 49 laundries registered under the Acts
within the district, in which the following works of improvement have
been ordered and carried out during the vear.
Washhouse paving repaired and drained in 5 case:
W.c. flush reinstated ,,3 „
Yards paved and drained „ 5 „
Drains reconstructed or repaired „ 3 ,,
W.c. accommodation improved ,, 1 „
Rooms cleansed „ 3 „