These provisions would seem to vest the bureau of industrial statistics with the authority, if not the duty, to enforce all the laws regarding ventilation and sanitation. The bureau, however, interprets this authority as extending only to the special classes of factories and workshops mentioned above in provision (D) (c).1 CONDITIONS FOUND. CLEANLINESS OF WORKROOMS. The following table shows the conditions found in the workrooms of the 28 visited establishments as regards general cleanliness: CLEANLINESS OF WORKROOMS-MARYLAND. The 10 establishments in which workrooms were not clean were as follows: Two canning factories, 3 cigar factories, and 1 each of confectionery, cracker, paper-box, shirt, and tobacco factories. SPITTING ON THE FLOOR AND THE PROVISION OF CUSPIDORS. Habitual spitting on the floor by employees was done in 9 of the 28 establishments visited; in 19 there was a rule against such spitting; and in 16 cuspidors were provided. The relation between spitting on the floor and the provision of cuspidors and the existence of rules against such spitting is shown in the following table: CONDITIONS AS TO SPITTING ON THE FLOOR-MARYLAND. 1 See Sixteenth Annual Report of Bureau of Statistics and Information of Maryland, 1907, p. 71 et seq. GENERAL VENTILATION AND THE REMOVAL OF DUST AND FUMES. The two following tables show briefly the conditions found in the several visited establishments as regards the general subject of ventilation and the special topic of dust and fumes. CONDITIONS AS TO VENTILATION-MARYLAND. CONDITIONS AS TO DUST OR FUMES IN WORKROOMS-MARYLAND. There were, at the time of this investigation, no legal provisions relative to the sanitation or ventilation of any class of establishments.' CONDITIONS FOUND. CLEANLINESS OF WORKROOMS. The conditions of the workrooms of the 28 visited establishments as regards cleanliness is shown in the following table: CLEANLINESS OF WORKROOMS-NORTH CAROLINA. The law here referred to is as in force at the beginning of 1909. The text of the laws in force Jan. 1, 1912, is given in the appendixes at the end of this volume. SPITTING ON THE FLOOR AND THE PROVISION OF CUSPIDORS. Spitting on the floor by employees was reported as habitual in 20 of the 28 establishments; in 18 such spitting was prohibited; and in 18 cuspidors were provided. The following table shows the relation between spitting on the floor and the provision of cuspidors and the prohibition of such spitting: CONDITIONS AS TO SPITTING ON THE FLOOR-NORTH CAROLINA. GENERAL VENTILATION AND THE REMOVAL OF DUST AND FUMES. The two following tables show briefly the conditions found in the several visited establishments as regards the general subject of ventilation and the special topic of dust and fumes: CONDITIONS AS TO VENTILATION-NORTH CAROLINA. CONDITIONS AS TO DUST OR FUMES IN WORKROOMS-NORTH CAROLINA GEORGIA. There were, at the time of this investigation, no legal provisions relative to matters of sanitation or ventilation.1 CONDITIONS FOUND. CLEANLINESS OF WORKROOMS. The following table shows the conditions of the workrooms in the 27 visited establishments as regards cleanliness: CLEANLINESS OF WORKROOMS-GEORGIA. SPITTING ON THE FLOOR AND THE PROVISION OF CUSPIDORS. Habitual spitting on the floor by employees was reported as done in 21 of the 26 establishments from which information on this point was obtained. In 16 of these 26 establishments cuspidors were provided and in 9 spitting on the floor was forbidden by factory rules. The following table shows the relation between spitting on the floor and the provision of cuspidors and of rules against spitting: CONDITIONS AS TO SPITTING ON THE FLOOR-GEORGIA. The law here referred to is as in force at the beginning of 1909. The text of the laws in force Jan. 1, 1912, is given in the appendixes at the end of this volume. 'One establishment not reported. 49450°-S. Doc. 645, 61-2, vol. 19- -32 GENERAL VENTILATION AND THE REMOVAL OF DUST AND FUMES. The following tables show briefly the conditions found in the several visited establishments as regards the general subject of ventilation and the special topic of dust and fumes: CONDITIONS AS TO DUST OR FUMES IN WORKROOMS-GEORGIA. There were, at the time of this investigation, no legal provisions of the State law relative to matters of ventilation or sanitation.1 CONDITIONS FOUND. CLEANLINESS OF WORKROOMS. The conditions regarding cleanliness of workrooms as found in the 14 establishments visited are presented in the table following: CLEANLINESS OF WORKROOMS-FLORIDA. 1 The law here referred to is as in force at the beginning of 1909. The text of the laws in force Jan. 1, 1912, is given in the appendixes at the end of this volume. |