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The Out-workers' Premises were mainly supervised by the lady
Inspectors, and the defects found or nuisances discovered were remedied
under Mr. West's supervision.
Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Act, dealing with cleanliness of premises,
overcrowding, ventilation and dryness of floors, in connection with
certain occupations, have received special attention, and have been duly
observed.
Factories.—The duties imposed by Section 22 of the Public
Health Act Amendment Act have been carried out, and the standard
laid down by the Home Office for w.c. accommodation for both sexes
maintained. Some suggested improvements, in a few instances, are
being carried out under Mr. West.
Workshops and Workplaces.—These vary from year to
year in number and locality, and include laundries, bakehouses, homeworkers'
premises. coffee and eating houses, fishmongers', ice-cream
makers' premises, cab proprietors' yards, &c.
They are systematically visited, and any defects found remedied.
Laundries and Bakehouses.—There are now 109 of these
premises, ahd they have been regularly visited during the year.
Eight of the laundries were entirely cleansed, and in others many
minor defects were found and remedied, including drainage of floors,
repairs, and special cleansings.
Bakehouses.—Systematic visitation has been carried out during the
year, the statutory cleansing done, and the premises generally kept in
a reasonably clean condition. A reference to the Report of Mr. West,
which gives in detail the various improvements secured from time to
time, shows the necessity for the frequent visits made so as to keep
these premises in a satisfactory condition.
The defects of the bakehouses are set out in Mr. West's report, and
the action taken by him in remedying them.
The six underground bakehouses which were reconstructed in
accordance with the suggestions of the Society of Medical Officers of
Health, as reported by me in the years 1902-3, have received special
attention and the improvements then made maintained.