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is in a separate enclosure. The ventilation is very good. The partition
walls are painted whilst the floors are of cement. The lavatory basins
are of china ware. Soap, towels and cold water are provided. The
urinals are of glazed earthenware in "stall" formation and they are
fitted with automatic flushing cisterns. Certain employees are responsible
for the cleanliness of the lavatories in the various blocks. Spirits of
salts and brushes are provided, and the standard of cleanliness alike of
the lavatories and w.c. pans is excellent.
The work. Cotton and linen are received from the mills in
Yorkshire and Lancashire in bales. In the cutting room the bales are
cut to patterns by machinery. From room to room we passed, watching
this man cutting material by machinery into collars, and that man
cutting it by hand. A third man cut out collars with a fiendishly sharp
razor-like blade which was moved up and down by machinery. I was
genuinely moved at watching row after row of women working away
at sewing machines. They were neatly garbed, and one only wished
that everybody in the country could have been so busily and happily
employed. There were some 30 women in a row, each with a sewing
machine, and at least six rows. Each sewed their own section of the
garment; this was then taken to another machine, until finally the whole
garment was complete. The finished shirts and collars are then taken
to the laundry. Here we found the latest machinery and methods of
" laundering." Finally, dried garments are removed to the pressing and
finishing rooms, and then, after inspection, on to the packing rooms.
Shirts and collars are despatched to all corners of the earth—to the
west end of London, to South Africa and India. A note should be
added to the effect that the laundry was spotlessly clean, well ventilated,
floors impervious and well drained. Gratings were provided to each
machine so that no employee need stand even on the sloped drained floor.
There are only two criticisms we have to make. It is curious that
hot water is not laid on in the lavatories. A very small patch of the
laundry floor needs repair, a small quantity of water having collected
in a hollow at the time of our visit.
Cinemas and Theatres.
1. This is a fairly modern cinema capable of seating 750 people.
The seating accommodation is good and roomy.
Sanitary Accommodation. Two w.c.'s and one lavatory basin are
provided for females. One w.c., four urinals and one lavatory basin