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necessity at breakfast for men who have been at work all
night; if the night-work be, on the whole, less fatiguing to
masters and foremen, it is obvious that there are elements
in the dispute, quite out of our power to settle.
It would be advantageous to the health of the employers
and men, if the bakehouses were constructed behind instead
of underneath the premises, where possible.
We lay before you the result, in a tabular form, of a
few visits to some bakeries, made by Dr. Aldis in Belgravia,*
who inspected fifty-three with Mr. Grant. It is also right
to observe, that the masters, whose premises were visited,
have, in every instance, expressed a wish to make such
alterations as may be required, and that they have been
carried into effect.
IV. Here follow the usual details of cases brought before
the Sanitary Committee. Legal proceedings have been
unusually rife.
New Bond Street, No. 161, and Drainage of Grafton
Street. The relative position, and peculiarly complicated drainage
of these premises, and the attempts made to relieve Mr.
Hodgkinson, the owner of wine cellars, No. 161, New Bond
Street, from leakages of water, which were supposed to come
from No. 13, Grafton Street, have been described in former
Reports, No. vii, p. 7, and No. ix. p. 22. From the lastnamed
Report, it will be seen that the Committee, after personal
inspection by their Chairman, Mr. J. E. Evans, assisted
by Mr. Richman, came to the conclusion, that the leakage
complained of, arose from the natural water of the earth, and
that it was not chargeable to defective drainage of No. 13.
Grafton Street.
However, on the 13th May, 1860, Mr. Hodgkinson
* See page 24.