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packing the same. Goods are despatched throughout the world. The
middle floor contains machinery for mixing and filling into the larger
drums; the same is found on the ground floor. Here also tins are
coloured by a patent spray process.
Ventilation. On the ground and top floors this is satisfactory; in
the former there are open doors and windows, and in the top floor
windows and skylights. As regards the middle floor we discussed the
ventilation with the Factory Inspector.
Sanitary Accommodation. There are three w.c.'s for 15 females;
these are pedestal w.c.'s in separate compartments, and they are well
ventilated. Washing accommodation consists of small sinks, towels,
etc. 45 males are employed, for whom there are three w.c.'s and a lip
urinal. We have requested the firm to cleanse these w.c.'s and the
urinal, and to improve the lighting and ventilation of the same.
Heating. This is carried out by steam.
Lighting. This is satisfactory, both naturally and artificially, the
latter being by means of electricity.
We drew the manager's attention to the general untidy and dirty
condition of the front of the building, where straw, barrels, and general
litter abounded. There is a good incinerator for consuming the factory
waste, etc.; the outlet pipe passes into the main boiler shaft. Following
the coal strike the boiler is now heated by oil fuel, and in view of
the ease with which this can be controlled, and the satisfactory results
from the use of the same, the firm does not intend to return to the use
of coal. From our point of view this is important, as an extension of
the same would help us as regards the smoke nuisance. There is a
mess room for the girls, but none for the men, practically all of whom,
we were informed, live near at hand.
A Gas Mantle Company.
These premises stand back some thirty-five yards from Evelyn
Street. They consist of a two-storey building devoted to the manufacture
of incandescent gas mantles. The manager's office, a small one, is
situated on the first floor ; there is a small laboratory adjoining this
containing the usual chemical preparations used in the process.
Passing from the laboratory we come to the weaving room, where there
were some thirty girls engaged in "weaving the stocking." The