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30.5 per cent., and outside and inside in 33.3 per cent.
Separate closet accommodation for the sexes was wanting
in 14 cases (i.e., 13.3 per cent.).
The soil pipes were found to be unventilated, or insufficiently
ventilated, in 9 cases (i.e., 8.6 per cent.), a condition
of things which may, or may not, be a nuisance; and
in 3 cases (i.e., 2.9 per cent.) there was found to be direct
communication between w.c.'s and workrooms.
4. As to Dampness.
In one workshop only was any dampness found on inspection.
5. As to Overcrowding.
The cubic capacities of the different workrooms were
found to vary considerably, but in no workroom was overcrowding
found to exist.
In addition to inspecting the above workshops wherein females
were employed, the special work done by the Female Inspector
is dealt with on pages 125-128; whilst in the Appendix a
Special Report is printed dealing with Inspections made in
connection with the Kitchens of Restaurants, Dining Rooms,
Hotels, Coffee Rooms, etc., throughout the Borough of Lambeth.
Out-Workers.
Under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, certain trades
and businesses must keep, and send periodically to Sanitary
Authorities, lists of out-workers, together with the addresses of
the houses wherein they work. These houses have to be visited
and inspected with a view to being kept in a wholesome and
sanitary condition, free from infectious disease. This duty entails
a large amount of work, and will be chiefly carried out by
the Female Inspector, as the trades and businesses chiefly
affected are those of dressmakers, tailors, and the makers of
wearing apparel of all kinds.