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The exhaust pipes from these two chambers discharge
by one pipe into the boiler furnace. This
results in offensive steam and odours in the boiler
room and damps the furnace fire down, making it
difficult to get up steam.
Boiler.
The brickwork of the boiler shaft is defective, and has resulted
in a wood trimmer joist in the roof being burnt out. The connection
between the iron and brick flue is defective, and the present
iron flue is so constructed as .to baffle the draught of the furnace.
The lagging or asbestos covering of the boiler is defective.
The boiler base or foundation is eaten away with rust and is
becoming dangerous.
The boiler blow-off pipe is improperly terminated in front of
the building, and when in use is dangerous.
Laundry.
The open channels, used to drain the laundry floor and
apparatus are in a defective and insanitary condition. Many of the
channels are defective, allowing the waste water to soak into the
ground and through the external wall.
Hot Water Tank.
The lagging of the under side of the tank is loose and
dangerous.
Insufficient W.C. accommodation.
There is only one W.C. in use for the boiler attendant and the
four van attendants, and adults and children of both sexes who
attend for baths and treatment owing to verminous and scabious
condition.