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"ments where large numbers of persons are
"domiciled, as in schools, workshops, &c. there
"can bo no doubt but that the confinement of
"young persons in close rooms for ten, twelve,
"fourteen, and sixteen hours per day, must be
"detrimental to health, and no amount of sleeping
"space can make up for the destructive effect of
"the confinement, when we add to this that in the
"winter many of these rooms are lighted with gas,
"and that each gas burner destroys as much air as
"five persons, it is not to be wondered at that
"occasionally a young woman dies, but rather that
"the human system resists in so many cases the
"destructive influences that are brought to bear
"upon it."
The result of my reports and investigation of
this particular case was the determination of the
Yestry to have inspected under my direction, the
shops and work-shops in the Parish. The Sanitary
Inspector commenced this work at the end of the
month of July, and in the course of the next three
months he inspected upwards of 100 shops and
work-rooms, of which work you will find a summary
in his report in the Appendix.
On the 12th of November I reported that up to
that time the Sanitary Inspector had "examined
"96 work-rooms and shops, and up to the present
"time has reported none that appeared to me to
"call for immediate interference. When he has
"completed his work, I shall lay before you a