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arrangement further nuisance would be prevented, although the
Manager did not admit that anything escaped from the works
likely to be injurious to the health of any person. It was,
however, admitted that at times a certain amount of dust was
given off during the removal of chemicals from one
portion of the works to another, but it was anticipated that the
steps which had been taken would considerably minimise, if not
actually remove any cause for complaint in this respect.
3rd May. At this meeting, as directed by the Committee,
he submitted report, relative to an underground bakehouse
situated at Winstanley Road, that he had visited these premises
on the 30th April, whilst the baking of bread was in progress, and
at a time when it was possible to judge as to the effective
ventilation or otherwise of the premises. The bakehouse, he
stated was entirely underground, six feet in height from the floor
to the underside of the joists, the latter being seven inches deep;
a small portion of the underside of the joists above the
kneading troughs, is boarded over to prevent the dust working
through from the shop floor into the bread. The bakehouse
was well paved and more efficiently ventilated than it had been
on previous occasions when he had visited, the openings in the
external walls, of which there were several being provided with
air bricks, in addition to which a large grating in the front of
the shop door, and also two chimney openings, assisted in the
more efficient ventilation of the premises. That the cubic air
space was 1,620 feet and as a rule only one person was engaged
therein. That the walls, &c., were very clean and the bakehouse
generally in better conditions than it had been for some considerable
time. He also also ascertained from the occupier that only
upon one occasion during his tenancy had sewage matter escaped
into the bakehouse, and this was alleged to be due to the
surcharging of the local sewers in the neighbourhood during
heavy storms. This occured a few days prior to a visit paid to
the premises by a Sub-Committee of the Health Committee.