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Report of Lady Sanitary Inspector.
Public Health Department,
31st December, 1915.
Sir,—
I beg to present my sixteenth Annual Report which deals with
the work done in factories and workshops, among outworkers, and other
miscellaneous inspections during 1915.
Verminous Children, Scabies and Phthisis.
The homes of children reported as attending school in a verminous
condition have again received attention as well as those of children
suffering from scabies. In numerous cases the bedding has been stoved.
I have made enquiries in cases of phthisis, especially where the
Dispensary Committee have supplied nourishment or sent children to
the country or seaside.
Inspection of Schools.
The sanitary accommodation for the girls and infants in the 37
elementary schools in the Borough, has been inspected and various
defects remedied.
Workshops.
A feature of the year has been the number of small employers who
have commenced to run their machines by electric power, many of them
are doing Government work and the matter of speed is important. This
has caused a decrease in the number of workshops on the registers.
Outworkers.
The outworkers' lists have been inspected at the premises from which
work was given out, and 133 lists have been received from employers in
the Borough; 319 lists have been forwarded from other Boroughs containing
the names of persons who live in Poplar. 292 lists have been
sent to other Councils containing the names of persons who work for
employers in Poplar.