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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It is ventilated by one window at the front and a
grating at the rear of the bakehouse, also by two perforated
iron ventilators and a door leading to the staircase;
There are three dough troughs, one is on wheels, and
two are not, but they are raised 8 inches from the floor,
so as to be readily accessible for cleaning under;
There is a flour room at the side of the bakehouse;
there is a gully in the floor of this room;
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.
XVI.—No. 4, St. Helen's Terrace.
In the occupation of Messrs. Lutz Bros. The bakehouse
has a height of 7 feet 10 inches, a length of 48 feet
5 inches, and a width of 20 feet 5 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 7,743 cubic feet;
The walls are coated with cement, 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;
Access to the bakehouse is through the area at the
back of the bakehouse, by means of a stone staircase;
There is an area, the walls of which are cemented and
limewhited;
There are seven windows;
It is ventilated by means of the seven windows, and
the door that opens into the area;
The dough troughs are not on castors, but are raised
12 inches from the 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;
No animal was found 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.