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Deficient Ventilation.—The numbers of workshops (new and old) reported to be insufficiently
ventilated in 1911 and each succeeding year are 2, 7, and 5.
Sanitary Conveniences.—Generally speaking, these continue to be kept in a satisfactory
condition. It should be noted that the figures given below include defects found at the first
inspection of workshops, &c., on their registration.

Sickness.—Sixty-two (62) cases of infectious diseases occurred in workshop premises, but
only 23 in the families of workers. There were 16 cases on outworkers' premises, 9 occurring
in outworkers' families.
The figures for each disease are shown below :—
Scarlet fever 21 (4) Whooping cough 7 (-)
Diphtheria 9 (3) Chickenpox 8 (1)
Puerperal fever — (-) Erysipelas 1 (-)
Measles 17 (2)
Note.—The figures in parentheses refer to outworkers' premises.
Bakehouses.—At the end of 1913 64 bakehouses were on the Register, 16 of which were
"level" and 48 "underground." Last year 3 "underground" bakehouses went out of use, 1
"level" bakehouse was opened, and 1 "level" and 1 "underground" were re-opened. At the
end of the year there were 64 bakehouses on the Register, 17 "level "and 47 "underground,"
including 14 factories (5 "level" and 9 "underground ").
Thirty (30) inspections were made during the year of the factory bakehouses, and 211 of
the workshop.
HOUSING.
Housing of the Working Classes Acts.
The following premises were specially inspected for the purposes of these Acts, viz.:—
Cirencester Street, Nos. 40, 42, 43, 44 and 48.
Inverness Terrace, Nos. 2 and 4 (underground rooms),
Junction Mews, No. 7.
Queen's Mews, No. 32.
Upper Brook Mews, No. 20.
Detailed inspections of 224 other houses were made for various reasons during the year.
These houses might also be counted as inspected for the purposes of the Housing Acts, but
those named above were specially reported upon with a view to action (Closing Order, etc.)
being taken. The defects found in two of the above-mentioned houses were dealt with under
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. With regard to the remaining 8, notice under Section
15 of the Act of 1909 was served in respect of :—
Upper Brook Mews, No. 20.
Closing Orders were made by the Council under Section 17 (2) of the Act in respect of :—
Cirencester Street, Nos. 40, 42, 43, 44 and 48.
Closing Orders were made by the Council under Regulations pursuant to Section 17 (7) of
the Act in respect of underground rooms at
Inverness Terrace, Nos. 2 and 4.