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Three rooms occupied by a family consisting of father, mother, four children
over ten years, and three under that age. Two rooms were occupied as bedrooms,
one by the father and mother and one child, the other by the rest of the family.
The size of this room was about 1,080 cubic feet.
There are four licensed cowsheds and six licensed slaughter-houses
in Fulham. At the time of my visit to these premises 1 found that
they were in a good state of repair, and that the by-laws and
regulations were duly observed. The milk shops which were inspected
were also found to be well kept, and with few exception? the utensils
were in a cleanly condition. There are no registered offensive
businesses in the district.
I also inspected thirty-four bakehouses. The majority of these were
situated in the basement of the premises, either partially or wholly
below the level of the adjoining roadway. In some cases these were
bakehouses which had only recently been constructed, and the means of
light and ventilation were, generally speaking, fairly good. As regards
seven bakehouses, however, the provisions for ventilation did not appear
to me to be adequate. Cleanliness was well observed in each, and there is
evidence that periodical limewashing of the walls is enforced by the
sanitary authority. In only a few instances did I notice a drain inlet
situated inside the bakehouse. In all these cases the inlet was fitted
with a proper trap.
I was unable to obtain a list of the workshops which there are in
the district, as it appears to have been impossible for the existing
sanitary staff to devote any special attention in carrying out the
provisions of the Factory and Workshops' Act. Dr. Jackson, the
Medical Officer of Health, however, accompanied me to some premises,
the addresses of which had been supplied to him as workshops within the
meaning of the Act. These were found to be mostly private houses
at which one or more of the family worked but did not employ labour,
and a few were large millinery establishments. As regards these little
fault was to be found; in the absence of any definite information as to
the number and character of workshops which there are in the district,
it is impossible to form an opinion as to their needs.
There are three registered common lodging-houses in Fulham; these
comply with the requirements of the Acts and regulations respecting
such premises. Two of the houses differ in character from the ordinary
common lodging-houses in that the keepers, who reside on the premises,
do not take in casual lodgers; they receive only men employed at
certain nursery gardens in the neighbourhood, who are recommended
by the proprietor. These lodgers are boarded as well as lodged, and
often remain for lengthy periods.
The Vestry have provided a mortuary in connection with a coroner's
court, for the use of the parish. The building contains two mortuary
chambers and a post-mortem room. I extract from the annual reports
of the Medical Officer of Health of the district the following information
relating to the use of the mortuary during the last two years. During
1893. 130 bodies were brought to the mortuary, of which twelve were
brought at the request of the Medical Officer of Health, six being cases