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St Luke 1899
Report on the sanitary condition, vital statistics, &c., of the Parish of St. Luke, Middlesex for the year 1899
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Infectious Disease.
Houses from which infectious disease had been notified were
promptly inspected, and any defective sanitary arrangements
put in order, with the necessary stripping and cleansing of
walls, &c.
Under the sections of the Public Health Act (London), 1891,
relating to Nuisances, very little trouble was encountered, the
various owners and their agents appearing to readily carry out
the necessary requirements after service of Statutory Notices.
As a proof, it was not found necessary to take a case in Court
during the year.
Factory and Workshops Act, 1895, and Public Health
(London) Act, 1891.
Under the above Acts a systematic inspection is still being
carried on, and special attention being paid to the provision of
proper and suitable sanitary conveniences to the factories and
workshops in the Parish.
We are pleased to state that as a rule we find the employers
are very willing to carry out the necessary improvements when
their attention is directed to the same.
The following shows the work done in this direction during the year as compared with the previous year:—
| 1898. | 1899. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of visits to workshops | 838 | 352 |
| ,, ,, ,, workrooms | 913 | 1156 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, required cleansing | 468 | 470 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, found satisfactory | 445 | 686 |
| ,, ,, defective drains found in workshops | 49 | 62 |
| ,, ,, foul water closets and urinals | 160 | 97 |
| ,, ,, additional water closets provided | 80 | 80 |
| ,, ,, water closets reconstructed and amended | 131 | 192 |
| ,, ,, workrooms measured | 60 | 10 |
| ,, ,, ,, found overcrowded | 10 | 13 |
| Ventilation provided to workrooms | 75 | 160 |
| Drains cleared and amended | — | 18 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered | — | 11 |
| Water supplies reinstated to water closets | — | 82 |
| Soil pipes ventilated and amended | — | 39 |
| New drains provided | — | 29 |
| Waste, urinal and rain-water pipes disconnected and amended | - | 62 |