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Hammersmith 1903

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1903

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There is no area to the bakehouse;
There are two windows over the oven, both of which
open on to the street pavement;
The bakehouse is ventilated by means of the two
windows, by an opening at top of loft ladder into the shop,
and by the door which leads into the kitchen;
The dough troughs are not on castors, but two of them
are raised 12 inches from the floor, so as to be readily
accessible for cleaning under; one is not raised;
The flour is stored in the back part of the bakehouse;
There is no properly-covered receptacle for the refuse;
No animal was found in the bakehouse;
There is a coal cellar in direct communication with the
bakehouse, but it is provided with a door;
The water supply is drawn direct from the rising main.
III.—No. 74, Goldhawk Road.
In the occupation of Messrs. Hutter & Son. The
bakehouse has a height of 9 feet, a length of 37 feet, and a
width of 15 feet 6 inches. It comprises a capacity of about
5,161 cubic feet;
The walls are of brickwork, and axe limewhited. There
is no evidence of dampness.
The ceiling is made of lath and plaster, and is limewhited
;
The floor is made of concrete;
There is no gully in the bakehouse, and it is not subject
to flooding;
Access to the bakehouse is by means of stairs from the
shop;
There is no area to the bakehouse;
There is one window at the front and one at the back
of the bakehouse;
The bakehouse is ventilated by the windows, both of
which are constructed to open, also by means of the opening
at the top of the stairs leading into the shop;
There are two dough troughs on castors;
There is no flour room;
There is a galvanised iron properly-covered receptacle
for the refuse;
There were two dogs and two cats in the bakehouse;