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resented their inspection as an intrusion, yet such persons have
speedily seen the folly of their ways and have ultimately afforded
every facility for the inspections.
The following statement, which shows the sanitary work effected,
does not by any means represent the amount of good which has been
done, for many suggestions for the comfort of the employees made by
the Inspectors have been adopted by the Masters.
Workrooms—
Inspected 3,284
Overcrowded 21
Badly ventilated 2
Dirty 109
Workshops—
Newly discovered 259
Reported to H.M. Inspector 172
Removed from Register 148
Workroom cards distributed 279
Notices to abate nuisances served 218
Works carried out—
Ventilation provided 112
Rooms cleansed 393
Yards, floors and roofs repaired 207
W.C.'s constructed 50
Urinals „ 1
W.C.'s supplied with water 107
Water Cisterns for general use provided 5
Do. cleansed 18
Water laid on 0
Herewith is appended the reports of Miss Gray and Mr. West.
The former is full of interest, as showing the character of her work in
workshops where women are employed.
Her remarks respecting the conditions under which the outworkers
labour are worthy of attention, while her conclusion that the advantages