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(5) Provision of suitable and sufficient sanitary
conveniences.
In Factories the duties of the Sanitary Committee
chiefly refer to sanitary conveniences, and
the giving of certificates regarding means of escape
in case of fire. A Register of all Workshops
situated within the District has to be kept ; the
one for Teddington is not complete, but is in
course of preparation.
Up to the present, many workshops have
been visited at the systematic inspection, viz.—
Laundries, Bakehouses, Slaughter Houses, Cowsheds
and Dairies, Greengrocers and Provision
Shops.
BAKEHOUSES.
Eleven bakehouses are in the district, and
they were found in a satisfactory condition. In
some instances limewashing was required. There
is no bakehouse on the same level with a sleeping
place, and they have all a pure water supply.
Two are underground bakehouses, which have
been in existence many years, and are kept in
conformity with the provisions of the Act.
LAUNDRIES.
In seven Laundries outworkers are employed :
in one mechanical power is used, and twenty-six
persons, nearly all females, do the work. There
is no person under sixteen amongst the workers.
The premises are clean, well drained and ventilated,
and the sanitary conveniences satisfactory.
In two laundries the drainage was insufficient,
stagnant water being found on the floor. Notice
was given to remedy this defect.