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Basement Bakehouses
The Factories Act, 1961 (Section 70), requires the Council to inspect in every fifth
year all basement bakehouses in the borough for which certificates of suitability have been
issued. The certificates continue to operate if the Council are satisfied that the bakehouses
are still suitable.
The latest quinquennial review was carried out in 1968, and there are nine basement
bakehouses in use in the borough, as follows:
151 Earls Court Road 134 King's Road
178 Fulham Road 51 7 King's Road
232 Fulham Road 139 Portland Road
65 Golborne Road 46 Walton Street
79 Golborne Road
;
OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963
The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963, makes provision for the safety,
health and welfare of persons employed in such premises. The requirements of the Act
follow closely those of the Factories Act and include provisions relating to cleanliness,
overcrowding, temperature, ventilation, lighting, sanitary conveniences, washing facilities,
drinking water, seats, safety of machinery, first-aid and fire precautions.
Enforcement of the provisions of the Act is, in most premises, the Council's
responsibility, but H.M. Inspectors of Factories are responsible for the enforcement in
premises which are associated with, or broadly similar in their conditions to, factories,
i.e., railway premises, fuel storage depots on railway premises, and offices in factories. They
are also responsible for inspecting premises owned or occupied by the Crown and those
occupied by local authorities.
Provisions relating to fire precautions are the responsibility of the Fire Authority.

Number of visits of all kinds (including general
inspections to registered premises) 3,928