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Parish of Clapham.
There is no definition in the Public Health Act, 1891,
or in the Factory and Workshop Act, 1895, as to what
constitutes sufficient provision of water-closets, having
regard to the separation of the sexes. The standard 1
have tried to conform to is one water-closet to every 20
males, or 12 females, and I have had no difficulty in doing
so except in two instances where there are one and two
persons over the number.
The standard cannot, of course, reasonably be
applied to a domestic workshop (laundry for instance)
where perhaps a man and his wife work with two or
three female employes. Apart from such cases, I think
the standard is a fair one and should be enforced.
At my instance, 25 additional water-closets have
been provided in connection with 16 workshops.
Smoke
Nuisances.
13 cases came under notice, and 11 intimations,
or warnings, were served, and were
complied with.
Cow-houses and
Slaughter. Houses.
Were inspected from time to time; they were
also visited in September in reference to the
renewal of the licenses, to which no objection was raised.
Houses Let in
Lodgings.
These Bye-laws have been applied to one
street of a particularly unsatisfactory kind.
It is a cul-de-sac, and is, as is the tendency of all streets of
such a character, occupied by a somewhat dirty class of
people. There has been considerable improvement from
the action of the Bye-laws in the direction of cleanliness
of the houses. This appears to me to be practically the
only benefit we get from these Bye-laws, and also the more
ready dealing with overcrowding. It is a pity that generally
dilapidated conditions cannot be proceeded against
under them. In this particular street there are several