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Laundries.—Throughout the Parish there are ten Laundries which come
within the Act relating thereto. These have all been primarily inspected by myself,
and as the past year has been the first year in which these have come under a
special section of the Factory and Workshop Act, it will be well to give an account
of each inspection with the defects and improvements and alterations which have
since taken place.
I. Oak Lane. Six to eight women employed. Sanitary arrangements
defective. A new closet with water laid on thereto has been
erected, this and the drainage of the house, connected with the
main sewer. The Company's water has been laid on for drinking
purposes. The stove for heating irons separated from the
ironing room.
II. Grown Road. The sanitary arrangements and general condition of
this property was so bad as to be unfit to be used as a Laundry.
Proceedings were instituted under the Housing of the Working
Classes Act, before the Brentford Bench of Magistrates. The
premises have since been unoccupied.
III. Station Road. Five women employed. The floor of wash house
and drainage generally defective. The floor has since been
cemented, the drains and water closet reconstructed, and the
same ventilated.
IV. Fourth Cross Road. Steam Laundry. Fourteen women employed.
The sanitary arrangements here defective. Ventilation of
Laundry also defective, and many other dilapidations also
existed, all of which have since been altered and made good.
The stove for heating irons has also been separated from the
ironing room.
V. Bedford Road. Eight women employed. Sanitary arrangements
defective, since made good. The stove for heating irons has been
separated from the ironing room.
VI. Colne Road. Steam Laundry. A new Laundry ; the building
alterations now completed.
VII. Second Cross Road. Three women employed. Everything was
found in conformity with the Act.
VIII. Fifth Cross Road. Five women employed. Everything was
found in conformity with the Act.
IX. Fifth Cross Road. Three women employed. With the exception
of the ventilation being slightly defective, and which has since
been remedied, everything was found in conformity with the Act.
X. Amber Cottage, Heath Road. Eight to ten women employed. The
ventilation, which was very defective, has since been remedied,
and the stove for heating the irons has been separated from the
ironing room.