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The Sanitary Accommodation. There are 4 w.c.'s of wash-down
pedestal type, each in a separate enclosure, well lit and ventilated ; also
one white glazed stall urinal. In addition there was a large slate
urinal; we found that the sparge pipe was not quite adequate for the
purpose but this has now been remedied. The sanitary arrangements
were quite good. There are 60 men employed at this factory.
10. Tin Box Manufacturer.
This firm employs:—Men 40, Girls 400. The industry is concerned
with the making of tin boxes of all sorts and sizes and for all kind of
purposes. Tin is purchased from the Welsh tin plate works. Litho
printing is carried out at printing machines, then the tin plates are
dried in an oven at 100° Fah., thereafter being varnished. Next, the
plates are carried to a variety of machines (about twenty in number),
where lids, bottoms and bodies are punched, cut out and seamed up.
In some cases, where a special shaped lid is required, a machine presses
up a lid which has already been punched out. On the occasion of the
visit of the Inspector and myself, we saw some tins sprayed with a
solution of brass and cellulose from a pneumatic spray, yielding a fine
colour like gold. The tins and tin boxes were made for:—the tea trade
in South America, a toilet box for coloured people in West Africa, tea
containers, pomade boxes, tins for infant foods (Almata and Allenburys),
Pears' Soap, Moniloil, Gold Flake tobacco, paraffin oil, custard powder
tins, blacking (Cherry Blossom, Kiwi, Wrens). One section of the
works was devoted to engineering with reference to the different
machines.
The water closets number 16 and 2 urinals for men; there are
27 w.c.'s and 61 taps and basins for women. These are situated
widely, separated and screened. The w.c.'s are of the wash-down
pedestal type, each in its own compartment. The ventilation of the
men's w.c.'s has been improved by the provision of "louvreing." The
lavatory accommodation consists of enamelled basins placed loosely in
the ablution troughs and there is an ample supply of towels. There is
no hot water. The lavatory accommodation is sufficient, but not
modern so far as our ideas of hygiene go.
We consider that the ventilation to the factory is poor; a number
of the employees look listless and the odour of different processes is
apparent to anyone not immured to them. The ventilation depends