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(c) Ventilation.—This should be sufficient, and the
air supplied should be drawn directly from the
outer air in such a way as to exclude street dust or
dirt.
(d) All other respects.—1. There should be suitable
and safe means of access to the bakehouse.
2. The store for flour should be separate from the
bakehouse and properly ventilated and lighted.
3. Troughs should not be fixed, but movable and provided
with castors or rollers. Of course all other
statutary requirements must be observed.
In conclusion, having regard to the whole of the circumstances
in connection with this question of underground bakehouses,
and the difficulty of rendering underground bakehouses
healthy as workplaces, except at a great cost to the occupier or
owner, I think the Committee might consider, whether the
owners of underground bakehouses of short leases might not
be allowed to continue the use of the bakehouses, with a minimum
amount of structural alteration, provided the Local
Authority obtains an undertaking that the bakehouses will be
closed at the expiration of the leases.
Appended is a list of the underground bakehouses in the Borough,
which number 66, together with details of their structure, means of
lighting and ventilation, etc.
I remain, Gentlemen,
Yours faithfully,
J. KING WARRY, M.D
Medical Officer of Health.