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WOMAN SANITARY INSPECTOR.
Summary of work done under Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, during
the year 1903*:—
Factories inspected 36
„ re-inspections 21
Workshops inspected, measured, &c. 283
„ re-inspections 277
Domestic workshops inspected 18
„ „ re-inspections 21
Workplaces (kitchens) inspected 13
„ „ re-inspections 59
Laundries inspected 13
„ re-inspections 7
Offices inspected 32
„ re-inspections 16
Schools inspected 1
Workers employed:—Men, 526; Women, 4,629 5,155
Number of defects found 295
Number of defects remedied—Ventilation of workrooms improved 40
Overcrowding abated 15
Workrooms, &c., cleansed 50
W.C's provided or improved 109
General defects remedied 41
Total number of defects remedied and improvements effected 255
Notices served:—Intimation, 90; Statutory, 25 115
Cases referred to Solicitor 2
In addition to the above, the ladies' waiting rooms at Railway
Stations, and the underground conveniences for women, have been inspected
from time to time.
BLOUSE AND UNDERSKIRT MAKERS.
An inspection has been made of all the premises where blouse and underskirt
making is carried on, known to exist in the City. These comprise nine
factories and ninety-five workshops. Over one hundred defects were found,
four-fifths of which were in respect of defective or unsuitable sanitary
accommodation. The actual workrooms were on the whole in a fairly satisfactory
condition; in many workrooms special means of ventilation have
been adopted to remove the injurious products of combustion emanating
from gas stoves used for heating irons; gas irons are more difficult to deal
with: where these are used they should, if possible, be placed in a specially
ventilated room, apart from the general workroom. Electric irons are used
in some workshops, and they are far the most desirable from a health point
of view.
* These figures are included in those given on p. 69.