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By the Workshop Regulation Act, 1867, children, young
persons and women employed in any manual labour on premises
???ther than the above, and whereon less than fifty persons are
employed, are placed under regulations to be enforced by the
Local Authority," who for this district are the St. Saviour's
District Board of Works.
A systematic inspection of the several workshops and factories
now being made by the Inspector of the Board, and notices
have been served upon the proprietors as a preliminary step
???wards enforcing the provisions of the Act where necessary.
In accordance with an application made to them by this Board,
the Metropolitan Board of Works have issued orders under their
Common Seal for re-numbering the houses in Gt. Guildford???treet,
and Red Cross-street, and both streets have been re???umbered
accordingly. Orders have also been received very
???ecently in accordance with the request of this Board, for incor???orating
Upper Stamford-street with Stamford-street, for discontinuing
the name Lucas Cresent in Broadwall, and for
???e-numlbering the houses in both thoroughfares. The control of
much re-numbering is vested in the local Board by Section 87 of
the 25 & 26 Victoria, cap. 102, and the necessary notices will
portly be served upon the occupiers or owners of the houses.
The Board have given directions that the inclined roadway of
Wellington-street from London Bridge, down to Duke-street,
shall be gravelled daily to enable Horses with heavy loads to
get a better footing.
Since their last Annual Report was made the Board have
presented Petitions and Memorials, as under, viz. : To the
Metropolitan Board in reference to the proposed widening of St.
Thomas's-street, as above mentioned; to Parliament praying for
insertion of protective clauses in the Metropolitan Street Tramway
Company's Bill (since withdrawn); to Parliament against
the Bill for widening Park-lane, praying for inquiry as to whether
a plan proposed by Mr. Snell, for making the required roadway,
would not be the more advantageous and economical.
HERBERT STURMY,
Clerk.
Board Room and Offices,
Emerson Street, Bankside, Southwark, S.E.
24th June, 1868.