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At the times that the Bakehouses were visited it was
found that there were working therein—
Adults
Males
540
Females
2
Young
Males
16
Persons
Females
-
Children
Males
1
Females
—
559
N.B.—"Young Person" means 14 to 18 years of age.
Notice as to "protected persons" employed (i.e., women,
young persons, and children) were sent on to the Factory
Inspector by the Medical Officer of Health, as required by
the Factory and Workshops and Public Health Acts. No
single case of over-crowding was discovered, and in each
Bakehouse a card has now been hung, showing the
number of persons to be allowed to work therein during
(a) ordinary work, and (b) overtime.
Ventilation and Lighting.—In only 21 cases (i.e., 8.5
per cent.) were the ventilation and lighting unsatisfactory.
Cleanliness.—50 Bakehouses (i.e., 20 2 per cent.) were
found dirty, and had to be cleansed and whitewashed.
Sanitary Fittings.—The drains were tested with chemical
in each case, and in 45 Bakehouses (i.e., 18.2 per cent.)
were found to be defective—no result being obtained from
the tests in the others. The result was that the drains were
totally reconstructed in 22 cases (i.e., 8.9 percent.); and in
39 (i.e., 15.8 per cent.) the sanitary fittings were found to
be bad—in 9 cases the soil pipes being defective, and in 3
cases there being direct communication between the W.C.
and Bakehouse.