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General Conditions.—Overcrowding Cleanliness Lighting
Dampness Ventilation Accumulations Yard Floor
Premises Defects found (if any) Notices served (dates)
Further Remarks (if any) Plan of Kitchen, showing cubic capacity.
It will be noted that a plan has been drawn up in each case, with
measurements showing the cubic capacity of each Kitchen, so that the
work represented is considerable, and has taken up a large
amount of the Female Inspector's time. The work has been well
done, as shewn by this report, and with tact, as shewn by the entire
absence of complaints received in connection therewith. The drains
have been tested with chemicals, in each case by the Male Inspectors
of the different districts concerned, and 67 of the Kitchens, in connection
with which it was found necessary to carry out drainage work
(40 with defective drains, and 27 with other sanitary defects), have been
consequently transferred to the Male Inspectors.
The results may be tabulated under the various headings given in the
report-form, as follow: —

II. Construction of Kitchens.
The floors were found to be made of wood (147), concrete
(54), stone (21), and brick (3), and in a large number of cases
(100), coverd with linoleum or oil cloth; whilst the walls were
made of brick (216), wood (3), and plaster (6).
III. Methods used in Cooking.
The methods used in Cooking were as follow (two or more
methods being in some cases used in the same kitchen) : —
Gas Stoves 150—Ranges 178—Boilers 83—Steamers, 5—Oil
Stoves 0—Electric Stoves 0.
It will be noted that Electric Stoves and Oil Stoves are conspicuous
by their absence.