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Bake-Houses.
The bake-houses have been duly inspected, and have been found
in a clean and satisfactory condition.
On the 15th October, 1894, at the requisition of the Vestry of
St. George the Martyr, Southwark, a conference of the Vestries
and District Boards was held at the Vestry Hall, Borough Road, as
to the amendment of the law regulating bake-houses. Mr. J. U.
Turner, a member of this Vestry, and myself attended this conference.
After a very lengthy discussion the following resolutions
were adopted:—
1. That the present state of the law relating to bake-houses
requires amendment by the addition of the following
clauses to the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
(a) That uniform Metropolitan Bye-laws, regulating
houses be made by the London County Council, and be
confirmed by the Local Government Board, and that the
duty of enforcing these Bye-laws shall devolve upon
the various Local Sanitary Authorities.
(b) That the portion of the Bye-laws regulating the structure
of bake-houses do not apply to existing bakeries.
(c) That the London County Council be empowered to frame
Bye-laws for the construction of underground bakehouses,
and that all bake-houses erected after the
passing of such Bye-laws shall conform thereto.
These resolutions are, in my opinion, just and fair. They do
not affect, as regards structure, present bake-houses, and if they
did so, it would, I think, be very hard to put the owners to an
outlay, which would be very great, in reconstructing their bakeries.
The above resolutions, as regards construction, would only apply
to those bake-houses erected after the passing of such Bye-laws.
Sanitary Notices.
Legal Sanitary Notices, to the number of 205, were served upon
the owners or occupiers of property; and, in addition, a great
number of friendly notices were also served.