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NUISANCES ABATED.
85 intimations have been served, followed in 11 cases by
Council Orders; but the amount of the work done is greatly
in advance of the Notices served. The domestic cleaning
of 32 premises has been done, also the walls and ceilings of
86 rooms; in 17 instances gas stoves have been properly
ventilated, and the temperature of 19 workrooms improved.
Attention has been drawn to 6 cases of overcrowding, but
no repetition of the offence has been detected. The sanitary
accommodation of 43 premises has been cleansed, besides which
13 additional ones have been placed; and there have been
32 general improvements made in sanitation. During the
year 202 miscellaneous visits and inspections have been made,
142 visits to works in progress, and 87 complaints received
followed by investigations.
On one occasion a summons for the non-cleansing of
workrooms was taken out by my predecessor, Miss O' Kell,
with the result that a fine of £5 was enforced in addition to
a payment of 10s. per day in default of the work being done.
The underground conveniences for Women have been
regularlv inspected. Having been placed under the control
of the Public Health Department during the year, the work
in connection therewith has very much increased, including
also the supervision of the attendants, which has been placed
almost entirely in my hands. Owing to various complaints
received, I have found it necessary to visit them at all hours
of the day and night, Sundays not excepted. The conveniences
have always appeared to be clean and well attended to by
those in charge. Where any improvements could be made
they have been readily sanctioned by the Committee, and all
repairs have been quickly carried out.
I beg, Sir, to remain,
Your obedient servant,
FRANCES A. BAKER,
Inspector.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT.
No new scheme under any of the divisions of the Act
was initiated during the year. Nor is there much encouragement
to put the Act again in force until the schemes already
long ago represented have been dealt with. Nightingale
still stands; Devonshire Place L.G. scheme and the larger
one of Burne Street remain sub judice. What is really required
is a clean sweep of the Housing of the Working Classes Acts,
and legislation de novo, possibly on the lines of the Manchester