The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-05
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some Instances Is OF brick or cement,
but usually Of wood. In many Of
the rooms where water isIused freely
the oars are soahen ama slm been
es r 'light. orventiation. ire e. work.
rooms, as a rule, are very poorly
lighted. a few rooms at the top Of
the buildings are well lighted because
they canno, escape the light, but
make artificial light necessary at all
times. Many inside rooms where food
is prepared are without windows,
deprived of sunlight and without
direct communication with the out
side air They may be best described
changes. Other rooms which open to
+lthe outer air are so large, the win
Z doWs so clouded by dirt, and the
. walls and ceilings SO dark and dingy
that natural light only penetrates
twenty or thirty feet from the Win
portions Of even these outside rooms
necessary. These dark and dingy
rooms are naturally not kept suit
ably clean.
Ventilation, Systematic ventilation
OF the workrooms Is not found In any
OF the establishments we visited. III
a few instances electric fans mitigate
the sitting air, but usually the work.
ers toll without relief In Il humid
atmosphere heavy with the doors of
rotten wood. decayed meats. sinking
offal and entrails.
EquIpment.-The work tables upon
which the meat is handled, the floor
carts on which 1t Is carried about
and the tubs and other reccptacles
into which 1t is thrown arc generally
Of wood In all the places visited
but a single porcelain-lined receptacle
was seen. Tables covered with sheet
iron, iron carts and iron tubs are
Establishments. but no establishment
visited has MS yet abandoned the ex-
tenslve use OF wooden tables and
wooden receptacles. These wooden
receptacles are Frequently found wa
ter soaked, only half cleansed and
mutations adiertng to their sides and
collecting dirt. This is largely true
OF meat racks and meat conveyors
OF every sort. which We're In nearly
all cases inadequately. cleansed. and
grease and meat scraps were found
had been washed and returned to
service. MI
Sanitary convenences.--N OF hing
shows more strlkingly the general
indifference to matters Of cleanliness
and sanitation than do the prlvtes
~ 'otA 'Isll alld women. Inc pre-
vatling type is made BY cutting or
a section Of the workroom by n thin
wooden partition rising to within a
few feet of the ceiling. These prIvies
usually yentilate into the workroom,
though Il few are found with q win
dow opening into the outer air. Many
are located In the inside corners or
the workroo,ns, and thus have no
outside opening whatever. They are
furnished with n row OF seats. gem
orally without even side partitions
These rooms are sometimes used as
cloakrooms by the employees. Lunch
rooms constructed in the same man
ner,. by boarding off section of the
.workroom. often adjoln the prlvies,
the odors Of which add to the gem
orally 1nsnnltnry state of the atmos-
phero. 4;ta1tE
Ahomnablo as the aboye-named
Illness Of the food products Is The
frequent absence OF any lavatory pro-
visions In the privies. Washing sinks
are e'ther not furnished at all or are
small and dirty Neither are towels.
soap or toilet paper provided, Men
these places to plunge their unwaAhud
hands into the meat to be converted
into such food products as sausnges
dried beef and otherc Qi~pOunds. Some
OF the priv!es are situated at along
distance from the Workrooms, md
men relieve themselves on the ltilllng
floors Or in a corner OF the work-
rooms. Hence, In some cases the
fumes of tho urine swell the gs1m OF
nnuseatins fodors arising Gfrom the
dirty, blood soaked Totting tSboodnn
floors, fruitful HcuitnreN beds for tho
disease germs Of men and animals.
New bulldipgs.~-It Is stated that
many of the unsanitary conditions
are due to the fact TINT these. hnI!d-