The Survey October 1916-March 1917 . orm withthe most advanced laws already in operation in four states. Employment of women in factories should be limitedto six days in the week, to make the other provisions restrict-ing hours really effective. The law should specify the minimum time to be allowedfor lunch, preferably one hour. A campaign of education in accident prevention and inthe actual provisions of the workmens compensation lawshould be undertaken by the state department of labor, andas a measure of prevention accidents should be made to costmore by providing a higher rate of compensati


The Survey October 1916-March 1917 . orm withthe most advanced laws already in operation in four states. Employment of women in factories should be limitedto six days in the week, to make the other provisions restrict-ing hours really effective. The law should specify the minimum time to be allowedfor lunch, preferably one hour. A campaign of education in accident prevention and inthe actual provisions of the workmens compensation lawshould be undertaken by the state department of labor, andas a measure of prevention accidents should be made to costmore by providing a higher rate of compensation and ashorter waiting period. ? As part of the health program of Bridgeport, clinicaltreatment should be provided for workers suffering fromindustrial diseases and the facts thus ascertained should bemade the basis for better regulation, both through statelabor laws and local health ordinances. The state lawshould provide for compensation for injuries due to occu-pational diseases as it now provides for injuries due CROWDED CONDITIONS In this tenement fourteen people live in four rooms - B„™/rf»«»*; rJ?- STATE °*</«


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