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20
Dressmakers 42
Ironmongers 7
Laundries 39
Milliners 15
Printers 8
Tailors 13
Watchmakers 9
Other Trades 31
Number of additional workshops notified by Government
Inspector 6
Number of workshops found to be occupied and not
notified 37
Number of domestic workshops on register 21
Number of firms employing outworkers 6
Number of outworkers notified 20
Number of reference to H.M. Inspector of Factories 3
On the completion of the register the re-inspection was commenced,
but in consequence of the short time which had elapsed since
the premises were first inspected, they were, with one or two slight
exceptions, such as dirty walls and ceilings, flushing cisterns and
water-closets out of order, found in good condition and in conformity
with the Act.
BAKEHOUSES.
The number of bakehouses on the register is 24, one less than
last year, two of the underground ones being abolished and a new
bakery opened.
All of these have been inspected twice in order to see that the
periodical cleansing and limewashing has been carried out, and at
other times to see that the general provisions of the Act were
complied with.
Underground Bakehouses.—The circular addressed by the
Home Office to District Councils and dated May 14th 1903, respecting
the Factory and Workshops Act 1901, said, "with a view to
preventing hardship to the occupier and dislocation to trade, that
ample notice should be given before January 1st 1904, to the occupier
of any bakehouse which is considered unsuitable by the Council, in