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[1911
Nine nuisances due to insufficient accommodation were found, 8 of which
were abated. 263 foul w.c. pans were cleansed, and 198 that were unsuitable
or defective were remedied.
Miss Davies draws particular attention to the condition of the sanitary
conveniences, which she found on the whole to be unsatisfactory, although
there are many exceptions, and says that it is amazing to find great difference
in cleanliness in different sets of conveniences in the same building, which she
accounts for by the fact that a different woman is employed to look after each
set, and that although the women have the same time and materials, yet in one
case they will be spotless and in another extremely foul. It is unsatisfactory
to find that the majority of the nuisances were due more to the fault of the
employed than the employer. She attributes this very rightly to the defective
home training on the part of the former, many of whom appear absolutely
indifferent to dirt. This part of her report is anything but pleasant
reading.
Bakehouses.—There were 249 bakehouses on the register at the end of
the year, including 54 which were not in use, and of these Inspector West
made 208 inspections, in addition to numerous re-inspections.
The Chief Inspector (Mr. J. R. Leggatt) also made a careful inspection of
them and reported as follows :—
Town Hall,
Upper Street, Islington, N.,
8th May, igii.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Dear Sir,—
I beg to report that I have completed my annual inspection of the bakehouses
above and below ground in the Borough which number 198, and that I
found them, with a few exceptions, in a satisfactory condition.
This is all the more gratifying, as Mr. West, Workshops Inspector, whose
duty it is to systematically inspect the bakehouses, has unfortunately been absent
from the office owing to a long and painful illness. Although fewer inspections
have been made in consequence, the occupiers, mindful of their responsibilities and
the requirements of the Council, have kept their bakehouses in a very fair state.
The drying of clothes in the bakehouse continues, but not to the same extent as
in previous years. I found that changes had occurred in the occupancy which
perhaps account for some of the cases which came under my notice,
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