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Bakehouses.—The Public Health Committee instructed me on the
6th of November of last year to report to them on the question of
underground bakehouses in the district, and the application of Section
101-102 Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, to these bakehouses. My
report on this subject was presented to the Committee early in this
year, but as it has reference to the work of 1902 I do not hesitate to
append it to the report.
The Public Health Committee are still considering the principles
which should guide them in certifying underground bakehouses as
suitable for the trade carried on therein.
There are 66 underground bakehouses, and 53 aboveground
bakehouses. During 1902 these bakehouses have been systematically
inspected, and any cleansing or repairs required have been duly
executed under the supervision of the Sanitary Inspectors.
Workplaces.—In the month of March, 1902, a copy of a report by
the Public Health Committee of the London County Council, on the
subject of the sanitary condition of restaurant and hotel kitchens, was
considered by the Public Health Committee of the Hackney Borough
Council; and I was instructed to have the whole of such kitchens
inspected, and any nuisances or insanitary conditions found to be
remedied.
I ascertained there were 121 of such kitchens in the Borough
where food was prepared for the public. Most of them were small,
being the kitchen of what had been a private residence, or an ordinary
shop. Each inspector made an inspection of those in his district and
the following is a summary of the results of their inspections.
RESULTS OF INSPECTION OF KITCHENS.
No. of kitchens above ground 97
„ „ under „ 24
No. found dirty 32
„ with defective drains 20
„ „ other nuisances 60
These results justify the action taken by the central and local
authorities in having the inpections made. I may here add that the
defects found above have now been remedied.