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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 gully in the bakehouse connected directly
with a drain. There is a sink with a long length of pipe
which runs through the wall, but is trapped. The bakehouse
is not liable to flooding;
Access to the bakehouse is by a staircase from a passage
at the rear of the bakehouse;
There is a small area made of brickwork and limewhited;
There are two windows, one over the oven, opening on
to the street pavement, and the other in the area;
It is ventilated by the two windows, and by a door
which leads to a passage;
There are two dough troughs, one on wheels, the other
not on wheels, but raised 7 inches from floor, so as to be
readily accessible for cleaning under;
The flour is stored in the bakehouse;
There is no properly-covered receptacle for the refuse,
There was no animal 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 mam.
VII.—No. 167, A skew Road.
In the occupation of Mr. Peter Schlegel. The bakehouse
has a height of 8 feet 6 inches, a length of 23 feet 6
inches, and a width of 13 feet 10 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 2,763 cubic feet;
The walls are of brickwork, and are 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 a loft ladder
to an area from the street, and through door which leads
into the yard at the rear of the bakehouse;
There is an area made of brickwork, which is limewhited
;
It is lighted by two windows and by two partly glass
doors;