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far as is in their power, the condition of a large
number of young persons in this Parish.
"In consequence of the report in the news"papers
of an inquest that had been held upon the
"body of a young woman who was found dead
"upon the premises of Madame Elise, court dress
"maker, of 170, Regent Street, I felt it my duty
"to visit the premises, and went last Monday
"morning, and the proprietor of the establishment
"gave every facility for inspecting the whole of the
"premises. They consist of not only the house in
"Regent Street, but of the houses Nos. 62 and 63,
"King Street. I visited these premises quite un"expectedly,
and went into the kitchen, the dining
"room, the work rooms, and several of the bed
"rooms, in some of which the young women were
"dressing, therefore I did not enter them, although
"the proprietor wished me to wait and do so. The
"whole of the rooms were in good order. In all
"the bed rooms measures were made for ventilation
"by the sashes of the windows coming down from
"the top. There were single bedded, double
"bedded, and three bedded rooms; two young
"women slept in each bed. I visited especially
"the bed room in which the young woman died.
"It was a room, which, according to the measure"ments
of the Sanitary Inspector, contained 1360
"cubic feet of air. It was a double bedded room,
"and four young people slept in it, thus giving
"340 cubic feet of air to each individual. There