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But as the London School Board has purchased a large site for erecting a
District School, abutting upon the back part of the Baths and Wash-houses
and as there is now in the same line of thoroughfare a School in which about
2600 Jewish children assemble daily for instruction, it will be absolutely
necessary, on the ground of public health, and safety to the numerous
children who will assemble in this locality, to widen the thoroughfare which
extends from Whitechapel High Street to Brushfield Street.
The traffic at the north end of this thoroughfare, where this large Jewish
School is situated, has now become so great as to render it dangerous for tho
children going to and from school. The danger of this narrow place has
unfortunately been recently exemplified by one of the children having been
run over and killed.
As this proposed thoroughfare could be made at comparatively little cost,
tho property which would be required to be taken down for the purpose
being for the most part very old and dilapidated, it is most earnestly to be
desired that this great sanitary improvement, which will afford an open space
for the better ventilation of these large schools, will be carried into effect.
This improvement would also be a great public benefit.
Bake-houses.
Although the bake-houses in this district have been duly inspected once in
every six months since the passing of the Bake-houses Regulation Act, 1863,
with a view of ascertaining whether the provisions of that Act, relating to
the limitation of the hours of labour of persons under 18 years of age;
the carrying out of the regulations as to the cleanliness and ventilation, and
as to their being used as sleeping places, I have thought it desirable at the
present time to make a more minute inspection of these places, and the results
of the inspections have been tabulated for reference as follows:
—1, the name of the proprietor; 2, bake-houses situated under-ground or
otherwise; 3, bake-houses clean or otherwise; 4, light and ventilation; 5,
paving and drainage; 6, situation and condition of privy; 7, water
receptacles, what kind, where situated, and in what condition; 8, number
of persons employed in bake-house; 9, size of bake-house, and number of
ovens therein; 10, whether any portion of the bake-house is used as a
sleeping apartment; 11, whether any person under the age of 18 years is
employed between the hours of nine of the clock at night and five of the
clock in the morning; 12, whether Sunday bakings are carried on.
The following is a summary of these inspections.
The Bake-houses in this district are 74 in number. Of these, 41 are
situated under-ground. The condition of 27 was found to be very unsatisfactory
as regards cleanliness, and 23 as regards light and ventilation. In
12 instances the privies are in the bake-houses, 5 of which were found to be
in a filthy condition : only a few of them are properly supplied with water.
In 19 instances the water receptacles, for the use of the bake-houses, were