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The same system has been adopted in the case of all free conveniences.
The new doors are a great improvement, and considerably aid the attendants
in keeping proper order, not always an easy task.
It has since been farther resolved to take steps to provide more
accommodation for women in the Eastern District; and the Court of Common
Council, on the 1st March, agreed to the proposal to add accommodation for
women to the existing conveniences in Aldgate High Street and Bishopsgate
Street Without.
These are now in course of construction.
COMPLAINTS.
The complaints dealt with by your Women Inspectors during the year
include 14 received from H.M. Inspector of Factories and 22 general
complaints.
The work required in respect of the complaints from the Home Office has
been completed, and the result duly notified to H.M. Inspectors.
One of the several complaints received necessitated the inspection of
12 shops. Four defects were found, and were referred to the District
Inspectors.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
During the year 1906, 341 births have been notified, 42 of these having
occurred in public institutions, the parents being non.resident in the City.
These cases have been notified to the Medical Officer of Health of the district
to which they belong. In 19 cases the parents had removed from the
addresses given before being visited.
In all cases when the notification of a birth is received and the parents
reside in the City, the home is visited and the mother advised as to the care
and feeding of the infant. Special attention is paid to the sanitary condition
of the home and notes taken as to the number of rooms occupied by the
family, the number of persons living and sleeping in those rooms, whether
the child sleeps with the parents or in a cot, and whether the mother goes out
to work.
Any sanitary defects found are handed over to the District Inspector to
be dealt with.
During the year 79 defects have been discovered, chiefly relating to dirty
walls and ceilings (in some cases verminous), overcrowding, damp walls, and
defective sanitary arrangements.
The total number of visits paid during the year was 556.