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conversion of the back-yard into a covered work-room, the
water-closet may open directly into the work-room.
Considerable difficulty was experienced in dealing with some
of these cases.
The following is a tabulated statement of the work done
in connection with workshop inspection during the year, so
far as it admits of tabulation:—
Workshop inspections and re-inspections 1,919
Workrooms measured 1,025
Workshops notified to H.M. Inspector
(including domestic workshops) 82
Cards distributed 354
Written intimations issued 240
Statutory notices served 18
Defects discovered and remedied:—
Workrooms in a dirty condition 127
Workrooms overcrowded 13
Workrooms badly lighted and ventilated 4
Defective washhouse floors in laundries 15
Defective walls and ceilings 9
Defective w.c. accommodation 37
Defective yard paving 2
Choked or defective drains 18
Absence of dust-bins 30
Other defects 5
Five notices were received from H.M. Inspectors of
Factories relating to sanitary defects in workshops and
received prompt attention.
Bakehouses.
There are 89 bakehouses in Battersea, 49 of which are
underground bakehouses within the meaning of the Factory
Act of 1901. A list of the bakehouses is given below. There
are also fifteen premises in the Borough, which were formerly
used as bakehouses, but which are now unoccupied or used
for other purposes.