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served to cleanse and repair premises. In one or two instances
summonses were taken out, but the necessary cleansing, &c., was in
each case effected without police court proceedings, though several
reinspections were necessary before the final completion of the work.
Very little statutory overcrowding was found to exist, the requirements
of the Factory Act (250 cubic feet of air space per worker) are
so modest that the floor space necessarily occupied by a workman
with his tools and materials almost invariably entails his taking up
more cubic space than the law requires. A number of w.c.'s were
repaired and cleansed under notice; 10 that were badly situated were
abolished, and 31 new closets and six urinals were provided. In
three instances closets were parted off from workrooms by ventilated
lobbies, under our instructions.
In 42 of the workshops visited, no abstract of the Factory Act
was posted. These illegal omissions were duly reported to H. M.
Factory Inspectors, as required by Sec. 133 of the Factory and
Workshops' Act, 1901.
Twenty lists of outworkers, containing the names of 569 persons,
were received from manufacturers in Bethnal Green. These were
dissected, and the names and addresses of non-residents (if any)
were forwarded to the Medical Officers of the districts concerned.
Similar particulars of 404 addresses were furnished to me in return
by these gentlemen, extracted from the lists received by them.
(Factory and Workshops' Act, 1901, Sec. 107 (2).
The homes of 603 outworkers were visited and reported upon by
Mr. Bare. In 36 instances insanitary conditions were found, all of
which were remedied on notice.
SANITARY ACCOMMODATION.
A Sanitary Accommodation Order has been drafted by the Home
Secretary, who, in pursuance of Section 9 of the " Factory and
Workshops Act," 1901, has determined that the accommodation in
the way of sanitary conveniences provided in a factory or workshop
shall be deemed to be sufficient and suitable within the meaning of