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ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
Work connected with—
Iron, steel, tin, lead, &c. 17
Printing and stationery 103
Gold, silver and jewels 79
Leather 36
Clothing and upholstery 87
Wood 41
Instrument making 16
Engraving 36
Food 40
Laundries 24
General offices 13
Soap and perfumes 4
Scene painting, &c. 3
Laundries.—These places have received special
attention during the past year. In one case the whole
of the articles on the premises were taken possession of
and disinfected in your disinfecting apparatus before
being sent out from the laundry to their owners, on
account of a case of scarlet fever having occurred in
the same house in a member of the family of a woman
employed in the laundry. The laundries have been
cleansed and limewashed when deemed necessary on
periodical inspection, and in three cases an impervious
floor has replaced defective ones of wood.
Bakehouses.—Considerable interest has been aroused
into the conditions under which bread is made in the
bakehouses of London. On the 22nd May, 1894, the
Local Government Board addressed a circular letter to
the several Sanitary Authorities drawing their attention
to the duties devolving upon them in this matter. The
Public Health Committee of the County Council had a
report on the subject from their medical officer, and