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Factory and Workshop Acts—Outworkers, &c.
In the special report submitted to the Vestry in November
last I made a compend of the principal sections of interest to
sanitary authorities in the New Factory and Workshop Act,
coming into operation on January 1st, 1896.
The only case of infectious disease occurring amongst outworkers
in this district was one of Small-pox, particulars of ,
which are given below. All necessary precautions were,
however, taken with good success.
On 3rd September notice was received from the Medical Officer
of Health for Battersea, that a person named Sarah H., aged
18, of 33, Kingsley-street, Battersea, was removed to hospital
suffering from Small-pox, and that prior to Friday, the
30th August last, she had been employed in dress-making at a
factory in Westminster.
Upon inquiry at the factory I ascertained that this was
correct, and also that a Mrs. B., of 61 or 68, Albert-mansions,
Wilcox-road, Wandsworth, was employed in the same room as
the former patient who had had three of her children removed
from her address, on 31st August, suffering from Small-pox,
and that she had been at work in the factory up to the evening
of the same day.
The manager of the factory stated that as soon as it came to
his knowledge he caused the work-rooms to be scrubbed out
with disinfectant and took every precaution. He was not, •
however, aware of the case of the woman first-mentioned.
No further cases occurred.
Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890.
The following houses were closed during the year under the
above Act, being unfit for human habitation, viz.:—
St. Margaret's Parish.
17, Snow's-rents.
Nos. 1, 3, 4 & 5, St. Ermin's-hill.
No. 1, St. Ermin's-hill has now been put into proper repair,
and the Vestry have given permission to the owners to apply to
the magistrate for the rescinding of the Closing Order, so that
the house may again be occupied.
One house, No. 5, Lancelot-place, was closed under the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and afterwards re-opened ,
having been put into proper repair.
The voluntary closing and demolition of property in
Willow-street, referred to in last year's report, is still being
proceeded with, but to a much smaller extent.