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3. As to Drainage and Sanitary Appliances.
The drains were in each case tested with chemical,
and in 104 (i.e., 20 8 per cent.) were shown to be
defective, requiring partial or total reconstruction,
whilst in 125 (i.e., 25 per cent.) the sanitary fittings
and appliances were bad. The W.C.s were outside
in 57.2 per cent., inside in 27.2 per cent., outside and
inside in 9.2 per cent., whilst in 32 cases (i.e., 6.4 per
cent.) there were no W.C.s provided at all. Separate
closet accommodation for the sexes was wanting in 31
cases (i.e., 6.2 per cent.).
The soil pipes were found to be unventilated in 147
cases (i.e., 29.4 per cent.), a condition of things which
may, or may not, be a nuisance; and in 46 cases (i.e.,
9.2 per cent.), there was found to be direct communication
between the W.C.s and workrooms.
4. As to Dampness.
In 19 workshops (i.e., 3.8 per cent.), the workrooms
were found on inspection to be damp, and to such an
extent as to call for attention by the Inspector.
5. As to Overcrowding.
The cubic capacities of the different workrooms
were found to vary from a minimum 422 to a
maximum 58,027 cubic feet, and in 36 out of 863
workrooms (i.e., 4.2 per cent.), overcrowding was
found to exist, and in the worst instance to the extent
of 7 persons in excess, though in the majority of cases
the overcrowding was limited to 1 or 2 persons in
excess per workroom, as will be found on reference to
the accompanying Table III.
6. As to special Lavatory and Urinal Accommodation.
In very few instances was this special sanitary