Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Battersea during the year1896
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varied, as, for instance, in No. 1 District the least height of any
Bakehouse measured from floor to ceiling, was 7 ft. 6 ins. in
No. 2 District 6 ft. 6 ins.
„ 3 „ 6 „ 3 „
,, 4 „ 7 „ 0 „
„ 5 „ 6 ,, 0 „
„ 6 „ 6 ,, 6 ,,
The Bakehouse, measuring only 6 feet in height, is situated
at No. 72A Winstanley Road, and is the one which the Vestry
took steps to close, as reported upon at the Meeting of the
Committee, on March 3rd. The whole of the Bakehouses were
found to be lighted and fairly well ventilated, the supply of water
in each case being separate and distinct from that supplying the
water closet.
At this Meeting he also directed the Committee's attention to
the undermentioned Workshops, &c., which had been inspected:—
51 Grant Road
53 Broughton Street
47 „
24 Ingrave Street
and also the Timber Yard, 137 Falcon Road, at which more or
less insanitary conditions were found to exist, arising principally
from want of cleansing, lighting, ventilation and proper sanitary
accommodation. The Committee gave the necessary directions
in the matters, and the notices served were subsequently complied
with.
Further, that acting under the Committee's instructions he
had made an inspection of Stanley Hall, Cairns Road, and that
upon testing the drains and sanitary arrangements he had found
the same in a satisfactory condition, except so far as the ventilation
of the lavatory was concerned, which the Committee gave
directions to be improved.
At this Meeting he reported that in consequence of an