Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1903
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IX.—No. 75, Uxbridge Road.
In the occupation of Mr. John Jacob Sauer. There
are two bakehouses here, which I will designate A and B;
A.—The bakehouse has a height of 8 feet 6 inches, a
length of 23 feet 10 inches, and a width of 15 feet 10
inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 3,207 cubic feet;
The walls are of brickwork, limewhited. There is no
evidence of dampness.
The ceiling is made of lath and plaster limewhited;
The floor is made of concrete;
There is no gully in the bakehouse, but there is one in
a cupboard under the loft ladder leading to the shop.
The bakehouse is not subject to flooding;
Access to the bakehouse is by a loft ladder from the
shop, and from the staircase to the passage at the rear of
the shop;
There are two small areas outside the windows, they
are made of brickwork, and limewhited;
There are three windows, one over the oven which
opens on the pavement of the street;
It is ventilated by three windows, also by the door of
the lakehouse, and into the cellar, which has an iron
grating;
The dough troughs are on wheels;
The flour is stored in the bakehouse;
There is no covered receptacle for the refuse;
A cat 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.
B.—The bakehouse has a height of 7 feet 9 inches, a
length of 13 feet 3 inches, and a width of 9 feet 9 inches.
It comprises a capacity of about 1,001 cubic feet;
The walls are made of brickwork, in part plastered,
and in part cemented, and they are limewhited;
The ceiling is made of lath and plaster, and is limewhited
;
The floor is made of boards except a small part in
front of the furnace, which is tiled;