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A fexc Factories were visited, upon complaint, and the nuisanoes abated at
them, but no systematic inspection of factories, as to sanitary conveniences,
has yet been made.
Smoke observations were kept upon a number of chimneys in the district
discharging black smoke, complaints of which were made, and notices were
served for the abatement.
Temporary duties were also discharged by this Inspactor upon several occasions
during the absence of District Inspectors, and particularly during the
vacancy in the Somers Town District (ilr. Shill), and during the vacation.
Mr. Barth's time is fully occupied with (a) the inspection of Workshops
north of Euston Road; (b) the systematic inspection of Factories as to
sanitary conveniences; (c) the periodical inspection of Bakehouses ; (d) the
observation of smoke nuisances, and the compilation of a Smoke Register; and
(e) temporary duties in connection with vacancies in the Districts of the other
Inspectors during ill-health or vacation.
Miss Thurgood has been engaged in inspecting workshops, laundries, and
factories (as to sanitary conveniences) where women are employed. The
book8 kept have been a Diary, a Register of Workshops, a Register of Bakehouses,
and certain forms and notices. During the past year the Inspector
made 3,203 inspections and 286 re-inspections, and inspected all the workshops
and laundries in the District where women are employed.
It has been regarded as desirable that workshops where ladies' attire of
various kind is made, and such occupations as dress-making, millinery, costumiers,
ladies' tailoring aud mantel making are carried on, should be
inspected twice during the summer, which is the busy, and consequently the
overcrowding season, in addition to once in the winter season.
The laundries might also be inspected twice annually.
It was considered desirable by your Health Committee that the sanitary
arrangements and conveniences of shops where women are employed should
be inspected annually ; and also infants' and girls' schools, especially those
conducted privately, and that this might be done during the winter months.
With reference to measles and puerperal fever, it was regarded by your
Health Committee as undesirable to associate infectious diseases with the
duties of the Inspectors of Workshops.
OPEN SPACES.
Public Open Spaces.—The parks, gardens, and other public open spaces
secured against building operations in St. Pancras, together with their situation,