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other sex have to work or pass; and, if the conveniences for
one sex adjoin those for the other sex, the approaches shall
be separate.
6. This order shall come into force on the 1st day of
July, 1903.
7. This order may be referred to as the Sanitary
Accommodation Order of 4th February, 1903.
In sixty instances, as is set out in detail on page 125, the
sanitary conveniences in workshops failed to comply with the
provisions of the order. In two workshops, in both of which
human food was being prepared, the water-closet was situated
inside the workroom, and in eight cases it was ventilated by
openings into workrooms.
„ floors not properly constructed to
drain off wet 12
„ with defective floors 46
„ with defective walls or ceilings 40
„ badly ventilated 64
„ badly lighted 50
„ overcrowded 12
Defects discovered in Workshops and remedied:—
Workrooms in a dirty condition 173
Statutory notices served 53
Written intimations issued 229
Cards distributed showing number of persons legally
employed in workrooms 120
Workshops notified to H.M. Inspector 76
Workrooms measured 252
Workshop inspections and re-inspections 3,369
The following is a tabulated statement of the work carried
out in connection with workshop inspection during the year,
so far as it admits of tabulation:—