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With regard to the Schemes, now so well.known as the " Bell
Lane" and the " Great Pearl Street" Schemes,
Schemes under no progress has been reported, notwithstanding
the Artisans' the efforts at the Metropolitan Board of Works
and Labourers' of your Representative at that Board, aided by
Dwellings'Acts. a deputation from your Board, accompanied by
the Bishop of Bedford. It therefore remains for
the incoming Governing Authority—so soon to commence office—
to deal with these Districts in the only manner in which it can be
possible to effectually remedy the existing evils. In the meantime,
by constant vigilance, your Officers have maintained those areas
in a fairly satisfactory condition.
A great deal has been written upon this subject during the
past months, and as I am aware that some mis.
Workshops. understanding exists in some minds, with regard
to the Authorities who are responsible for such
so.called workshops, I have reproduced the salient points to be
borne in mind. There are four classes of workshops subject to
different jurisdictions :—
1. A place where children, young per. Here the Government Inspector inter.
sons, men and women work. feres in Sanitary matters in the
Workshop only.
2. A place where adults, both males Here the Government Inspe&or has no
and females, only work. power to interfere in the Workshop,
beyond his enquiry into the legal
employment of women.
3. A place where men only work. Here the Government Inspector has no
power whatever.
4. A place where members of the same Not subject to the Government In
family work in a dwelling house. pedtor sanitatively.
Therefore in all the Classes of Workshops except the first
named, sanitative action is relegated to the Local Authorities, the
Factory Inspector's visits being only to restrain the hours of
labour, so that his ability to deal with Sanitation, Ventilation, or
Overcrowding depends on whether or not any person be found
under the age of 18 years at work.
The entire work of the District Medical Officers has been
arranged under Table H* of the Appendix. The
Pauper aggregate is somewhat higher than that for the
Statistics. preceding year, but it would seem that the class
of patient has undergone some change. It appears
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