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the sanitary inspectors when visiting the premises. The results of the action
thus taken upon these intimations were reported to the Factory Inspector from
time to time during the year.
Including those brought under our notice by the Factory Inspector 349
workshops were dealt with, and 332 sanitary notices were served upon the
parties responsible for keeping them in a proper sanitary condition. In some
instances more than one workshop was dealt with on the same notice. The
following is an abstract of the sanitary work carried out to comply with
notices served in connection with the workshops referred to during the year
1907 : —
New drains constructed 1
Drains relaid or repaired 15
Stack pipes disconnected 7
Stack pipes reinstated 17
Eaves gutters reinstated 11
Sink waste pipes disconnected 21
Yards paved 19
Sculleries paved 1
Water-closets reconstructed 29
New water-closets constructed 37
Water-closets cleansed and lime-
washed 233
Obstructions removed from
water-closets 12
Urinals repaired and cleaned 7
Water-closets' flushing apparatus
repaired 76
Water supply laid on or restored 5
Leaking water-pipes repaired 6
Rooms cleansed and whitewashed 327
Yards „ „ „ 93
Areas „ „ „ 16
Roofs repaired 36
Floors „ 10
Stairs ,, 7
Doors „ 6
Sashes ,, 3
Dust receptacles provided 24
Foul accumulations removed 9
Ventilation improved 7
In 17 instances statutory notices under the Public Health (London) Act,
1891, were served by order of the Health Committee, but there was no
necessity for police-court proceedings.
The number of factories under observation during the year was 41, and
7 sanitary notices were served in connection with them. The works carried
out in connection with them included the construction or reconstruction of
drains in four instances, the disconnection of sink waste pipes in seven instances,
the construction or reconstruction of water-closets in 10 instances, improvements
as regards the ventilation of water-closets in two instances, and other
matters. In two instances statutory notices were served but no police court
proceedings were necessary
During the year 94 lists of outworkers were received from employers
in the Borough, 47 during each half year. These lists contained the names
of 1,375 outworkers, of whom 1,037 were not resident in Shoreditch. The
addresses of the non-residents were forwarded to the authorities of the sanitary