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Wandsworth 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Bakehouses.
The total number of bakehouses in the Borough is 153, and
the following Table shows particulars with reference to these : —
| Sub-Districts. | Total. | Above ground. | Under ground. | Semibasement. | No. occupied before passing of Act, 1883. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 47 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 42 |
| Putney | 21 | 16 | 5 | — | — |
| Streatham | 38 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 19 |
| Tooting | 8 | 8 | — | — | 4 |
| Wandsworth | 39 | 24 | 15 | — | 24 |
| Borough | 153 | 97 | 48 | 8 | 103 |
They were all inspected during the year and the necessary
cleansing and limewashing carried out.
Special inspections will require to be made of the underground
bakehouses in the Borough in consequence of the Factory
and Workshop Act, 1901.
Section 101 of that Act is a new one, and requires that,
after the 1st January, 1904, an underground bakehouse shall not
be used unless certified by the District Council to be suitable for
that purpose. Also by Sub-section 4, an underground bakehouse
shall not be certified as suitable unless the District Council is
satisfied that it is suitable as regards construction, light, ventilation,
and in all other respects.
The occupier has, however, right of appeal to a Court of
Summary Jurisdiction if such certificate be refused, and such
Court, if satisfied that the bakehouse is suitable, have power to
grant a certificate.