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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Battersea 1902

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1903

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Table: The following is a statement of the height and cubic space in the certified bakehouses before and after the alterations were carried out.

The following is a statement of the height and cubic space in the certified bakehouses before and after the alterations were carried out.

Height.No. before Alteration.No. after Alteration.
Above 8 feet413
Eight feet712
Below 8 feet228
Cubic Space.No. before Alteration.No. after Alteration.
Below 1,500 cubic feet51
Between 1,500 and 3,000 cubic feet2220
Above 3,000 cubic feet612

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The following is a list of the 31 bakehouses certified as
suitable by the Council. In two cases the alterations had not
been completed at the time of writing, and the certificates
have not yet been granted.
163 Battersea Park Road
103 Falcon Road
1 89 „ „
46 Francis Street
30 Lavender Hill
200 „ „
219 „ „
291 „ „
26 5 „ „
123 Maysoule Road
310 „ „
36 Orkney Street
23 Plough Road
373 „ „
501 „ „
34 „ „
109 Salcott Road
525 „ „
48 Broomwood Road
140 St. John's Hill
2 Burland Road
23 Webb's Road
35 Castle Street
47 Winstanley Road
83 Chatham Road
79 „ „
4 Currie Street
6 York Road
28 „ „
345 „ „
43 Falcon Road
In the following 16 cases the use of the bakehouse
was discontinued. In 9 cases the occupier removed to a
newly-built bakehouse in or near the same premises, in
6 cases the shop was closed or used for another business,
and in one case the occupier continues to sell bread, but has
it baked by another baker.