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to be in a satisfactory sanitary condition, and 1 was not in occupation at the time
when visited. The remainder were all more or less unsatisfactory from a sanitary
point of view, and some 13 notices were served.
From the Factory Inspector 32 written intimations were received relating
to insanitary conditions and infringements of the law as to public health in connection
with 60 workshops and 19 factories. The chief insanitary conditions to
which the Factory Inspector directed attention were : dirty conditions of walls
and ceilings in 42 instances, defective and insufficient water closet accommodation
in 28, want of proper separate accommodation for the sexes in 5, absence of sanitary
accommodation in 7, overcrowding in 2, want of proper ventilation in 1, dampness
of walls in 1, and in 2 instances accumulation of rubbish.
Including those brought under our notice by the Factory Inspector, 300 workshops
were dealt with and 278 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 1911 :—
New drains constructed 3
Drains relaid or repaired 13
Stack pipes disconnected 7
Stack pipes reinstated 19
Eaves gutters reinstated 10
Sink waste pipes disconnected 12
Yards paved 13
Areas 2
Door sills provided 6
Water-closets reconstructed 29
Water-closets cleansed and lime-
washed 171
Obstructions removed from
water-closets 35
Urinals repaired and cleaned 2
„ newly constructed 1
New water-closets constructed 8
Water-closets' flushing apparatus
repaired 79
Water supply laid on or restored 29
Leaking water-pipes repaired 8
Rooms cleansed and whitewashed 198
Yards „ „ 87
Areas „ „ 8
Roofs repaired 49
Floors „ 14
Stairs „ 4
Doors „ 7
Sashes „ 3
Dust receptacles provided 9
Foul accumulations removed 2
It may also be added that in 18 instances nuisances owing to flooding with
sewage had to be dealt with, and in 3 cases overcrowding.
In 24 instances statutory notices were served under the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891, by order of the Health Committee, but the necessity for police court
proceedings did not arise.