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Deptford 1902

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1902

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13. Conveniences for personal ablution shall be provided
in a suitable position, and shall include a water tap and a sink
or lavatory basin of an approved character.
[Note. —These conveniences should be outside the
underground bakehouses.]
Free access should be provided to suitable sanitary conveniences
suitably situated.
14. All troughs, tables, or other furniture standing on the
floor of the underground bakehouse shall be provided with
strong ball-bearing castors.
15. Proper provision shall be made for the depositing of
wearing apparel outside the underground bakehouse.
16. An underground bakehouse shall not be in communication
with a wash-house, nor with any room, cellar or area
containing; objectionable materials.
17. An underground room, not entirely separated from the
underground bakehouse, shall be well lighted throughout,
shall be sufficiently protected against the entrance of ground
air, shall be properly ventilated, and shall be at all times clean.
18. All statutory obligations shall be fulfilled.
19. Before making any alterations with a view to meeting
these requirements, the owners or occupiers of underground
bakehouses shall submit to the Sanitary Authority a specification
(and plans) of the alterations which they propose making.
J. SPOTTISWOODE CAMERON.
President.
[Adopted by the Incorporated Society of Medical Officers of Health
on November 21st, 1902.]
APPENDIX.
GENERAL STATUTORY REOUIREMENTS
A_ALL BAKEHOUSES
(1) Every room or place used as a bakehouse shall be in
such a state as to be, on sanitary grounds, fit for use or
occupation as a bakehouse.