View report page

18
Sleeping-rooms.- To 36 of the Bake-houses
sleeping-rooms were attached; 17 are on the same
level, and in the same building, of which one only
(No. 38) communicates directly with the Bakehouse.
But as regards window-space, infringements
were much more frequently met with. In
three of the 17 bed-rooms there was no window,
but in one of these instances sufficient provision
existed notwithstanding both for the admission of
light and air. In four others the area of the
windows was less than the minimum fixed by the
statute- varying in the several cases from 3 feet
and three-quarters to 8 feet.
Nuisances.- Nuisances arising from foul or
obstructed water-closets were met with in no less
than fourteen instances. This was comparatively of
little consequence when the closet was at a sufficient
distance from the Bake-house, but of much greater
moment where the objectionable arrangement had
been adopted of placing the water-closet for the
use of the journeymen, either in the Bake-house
itself, or in a recess opening out of it. In all of
these cases steps were taken by the Sanitary
Committee for the immediate abatement of the
evil. In many Bake-houses there are insufficiently
trapped inlets to the drains, while in others a
generally uncleanly condition was observed.
Journeymen.- In the 65 Bake-houses, 141 adult
journeymen were employed, not counting either