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Above-ground bakehouses :—22 intimation notices were served
for defects, all of which were complied with without requiring a
statutory notice being served.
Underground bakehouses :—15 intimation notices were served
for various defects and the service of two statutory notices was
found necessary before the defects complained of were remedied.
The defects for which these notices were served had reference
mainly to want of cleanliness, defective sanitary fittings, paving,
&c.
Factory Bakehouses.
The following is a list of the Factory bakehouses in the
Borough :—
Altenburg Gardens Bread and Confectionery.
Park Road ,, ,, ,,
381, Battersea Park Road ,, ,, ,,
Broughton Street Biscuits only.
37, Grayshott Road Bread.
465, Battersea Park Road ,,
465, Battersea Park Road ,,
— Sugden Road ,,
It was found necessary to serve one intimation in respect of
a nuisance on a factory bakehouse premises, which was duly com
plied with.
Homework.
This term has reference to persons who carry on certain classes
of work in their own homes. Under the Factory and Workshop
Act very important powers are given to District Councils for
controlling the (sanitary) conditions under which the work is done.
These powers aim at the prevention of homework (1) in dwellings
which are injurious to the health of the workers themselves, viz.,
through overcrowding, inadequate ventilation, &c. ; (2) in premises
where there is dangerous infectious disease.
The home-workers residing in Battersea are employed by
firms established in the Borough and by firms belonging to other
Boroughs.
The list of trades specified by the Home Secretary, to which
sections 107-110 apply, are set out in orders made by the Secretary
of State (vide previous Annual Reports).
During 1910, the names and addresses of 842 outworkers were
received as compared with 832 in 1909, 814 in 1908, and 787 in
1907. I.ists were sent in by employers and by Medical Officers