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There are now 15 conveniences for women in the City situated at:—
Aldersgate Street (North).
Golden Lane.
Aldersgate Street (South).
Guildhall Buildings.
Aldgate.
Holborn.
Bishopsgate Street
Minories.
Circus Place (Finsbury Circus).
Royal Exchange.
Eastcheap.
Upper Thames Street (near London
Bridge).
Farringdon Street (North).
Farringdon Street (South)
(Ludgate Circus).
West Smithfield.
FREE SANITARY ACCOMMODATION FOR WOMEN.
The need for the provision of free sanitary accommodation for women by
public authorities, has received considerable attention of late. The matter was
discussed at the Congress of the Royal Sanitary Institute in September last,
and as an outcome of the discussion a special committee was formed, and the
following resolutions were passed and have been forwarded for the
consideration of the Streets Committee:—
Resolutions.
Passed, November 21 st, 1910.
1. That in the opinion of this meeting, sufficient sanitary accommodation
for women's use should be provided free of charge by Sanitary
Authorities, Railway Companies, and in places of public entertainment
and resort.
2. That in the opinion of this meeting, it is essential in the interests of
public health and decency, that there should be an attendant in
charge of the sanitary convenience provided for women's use in
public places.
3. That in the opinion of this meeting, all sanitary conveniences
provided for the use of women should be subject to periodical
inspection by women sanitary inspectors appointed by the local
sanitary authorities.
4. That this meeting desires to call the attention of the Railway
Companies, and Managers of Theatres and other places of public
resort, to the unsatisfactory charactor of much of the sanitary
accommodation provided for women, and to the necessity for
having only sanitary conveniences of good modern type and
construction.
These resolutions embody the policy which the Corporation have for some
years carried out, and it may be of interest to recapitulate the steps taken by
them in this direction.