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"inspected by the officers of a Sanitary
"Authority, and the places where such
"out-workers reside inspected and kept in
"a proper sanitary condition."
It is not easy to satisfactorily enforce the
provisions relating to "sanitary conveniences"
referred to at (h) in the foregoing without, in
many instances, inflicting hardship upon owners
or tenants, and much tact and forbearance has
to be exercised in dealing with this subject.
The following are some of the difficulties
referred to:—
In buildings occupied as workshops, that
were constructed before the passing of the
section requiring "sufficient and separate
accommodation," it is found extremely difficult
to make this provision, and is generally
impossible without reducing the staff. It has
been a common thing for the women to be
discharged where we have served Notices, and
sent adrift to find a living elsewhere.