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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 are two dough troughs not on castors;
There is a flour room at the rear of the shop;
There is no receptacle in the bakehouse for the refuse
There was a cat in the bakehouse;
There is a coal cellar in direct communication with the
bakehouse, and it is not provided with a door;
The water supply is drawn from a cistern.
XI.—No. 126, Uxbridge Road.
In the occupation of Mr. Henry Seeler. The bakehouse
has a height of 8 feet, a length of 18 feet 6 inches,
and a width of 12 feet 6 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 1,850 cubic feet;
The walls are made of brickwork cemented and 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, and it is not subject
to flooding;
Acoess to the bakehouse is by means of a door from a
passage at the side of the bakehouse, and by a door which
leads to scullery;
There is no area to the bakehouse;
There is one long fanlight window;
It is ventilated by the window and by two doors, which
open, one into the passage and the other into the scullery;
The dough troughs are not on castors, but are raised
9 inches from the floor, so as to be readily accessible for
cleaning under;
The flour is stored in passage and in kitchen. There
is no flour room;
There is no properly-covered receptacle for the refuse;
No animal was found in the bakehouse;
There is no coal cellar in direct communication with
the bakehouse;
The water supply is drawn direct from the rising main.