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found overcrowded, And in 8 cases additional water-closet accommodation was required to be
provided. In 4 cases the employers discharged their female employees in preference to making
the necessary alterations; 135 rooms were cleansed, the ventilation of 4 rooms was improved and
various nuisances were abated.
Southwark.—During the year there were 299 inspections and 188 re-inspections of
workshops.
Lambeth.—When Lambeth became a metropolitan borough there were on the register
721 workshops containing 1,258 workrooms. During 1901, 69 additional workshops containing
133 workrooms were registered. The Borough Council received 32 notices of occupation
of workshops from H.M. factory inspector and 17 notices of contravention of the provisions
of the Public Health Act. The nuisances were abated. In 4 of the 69 workshops the ventilation
was unsatisfactory, in 16 the workrooms were dirty, in 15 the drains were defective, in 17
the sanitary fittings and appliances were bad, and in 4 cases separate water-closets for the two
sexes were wanting. In two of the 133 workrooms there was overcrowding. In one of these, 17
women were employed in a space only sufficient for 8. In October, 1901, a female sanitary
inspector was employed.
Battersea.—The number of workshops registered in 1901 was 48, making a total of 457.
Statutory notices to provide additional water-closets were served in 30 instances, and 10 notices
to remedy other defects. In 6 instances complaints from H.M. inspector were received and
attended to. In January, 1902, the Borough Council decided to appoint a male and a female
inspector of workshops.
Wandsworth.—The number of workshops inspected was 497 and the number re-inspected
134. The number of workrooms inspected was 1,055. The newly-registered workshops numbered
28, and in 3 of these the workrooms were measured. One workroom was found to be overcrowded
and 30 were dirty. Various defects were remedied and 58 notices served. During the
last six months of the year the kitchens of all eating-houses and coffee-shops were inspected
and with few exceptions were found in a clean condition.
Camberwell.—A female sanitary inspector was appointed early in 1901. The time spent
in preparing a register of workshops has rendered the inspections less numerous than they otherwise
would have been. This inspector made 1,175 inspections and re-inspections and 16 complaints
were dealt with, 120 intimation notices were served and 2 statutory notices. Cleansing
was effected in 130 instances and water-closets were improved in 56 instances. In 3 cases the watercloset
accommodation was insufficient; the ventilation was defective in 7 instances and there
was slight overcrowding in 18 and decided overcrowding in 8 instances. Other defects were
also dealt with.
Deptford.—The report states that workshops have received constant supervision.
Greemwich.—There were 85 inspections of workshops, but the matter has not been dealt
with in any thorough and systematic manner, as up to the present a complete register of these
premises has not been kept. Steps are being now taken to complete a register when periodical
and systematic inspection will be carried out.
Lewisham.—The report contains a table showing the nature of the work carried out in
the 290 workshops on the register.
Woolwich.—Owing to there being no special workshop inspector and to the ordinary
inspector's time being fully occupied, it was not found possible to inspect factories and workshops
as much as is desirable. A considerable amount of work was, however, done. Five large
factories were inspected as to the provision of sanitary conveniences. These were completely
reconstructed in one and improved in another. The medical officer inspected 15 of the larger
workshops and found overcrowding in 3, improper or insufficient water-closet accommodation
in 8, and dirty conditions in 6. The sanitary inspectors inspected 27 workshops, in 4 of which
there was defective ventilation and in 18 overcrowding. The defects were remedied. The
kitchens of 13 restaurants and hotels were inspected ; dirty conditions were found in 13 instances
and the necessary steps taken. The names and addresses of 99 outworkers were obtained and
their homes visited. Nuisances were found in 24 houses and were abated.
Bakehouses.
In the reports of medical officers of health account is given of the number of bakehouses,
and, in some of the reports, the number which are underground is stated. In Paddington there
were 63 bakehouses. In Kensington there were 114; all of which were periodically inspected. In
Hammersmith, 64, of which 43 were underground; notices were served in respect of 15 which
were not in a sanitary condition. In Fulham the bakehouses were regularly inspected and proceedings
instituted in one case. In Chelsea there were 47 bakehouses, of which 40 were below
ground; in Westminster there were 129,9 of which were closed, 5 for street improvements and 4
which were underground and were not in occupation at the time of the passing of the Act of 1895.
In St. Marylebone there were 92 bakehouses in regular use and 10 houses in which baking is
only done occasionally; these received 291 visits from the inspector. In St. Pancras there were
182 bakehouses and 3 which are non-textile factories, motive power being employed in the process
of manufacture; they were regularly inspected twice in the year, a second visit being necessary
in most cases; 38 notices were served; a diagram in the report shows that all but some 40
are underground bakehouses. In Hampstead there were 37 bakehouses. In Islington there were
233 bakehouses of which 165 were underground; the inspector made 505 visits to them, and various
defects were remedied. In Hackney there were 119 bakehouses; 32 notices were served. In Holborn
there were 40 bakehouses, all but 4 of which were underground; all were inspected and
notices served where necessary. In Finsbury there were 78 bakehouses, of which 46 were underground;
about a dozen notices were served. In the City there were 41 bakehouses, 34 of which were