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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 five pastry tables which are on legs and are
readily accessible for cleaning under. There are also three
flour bins on castors.
The flour room is on the top floor. The flour is brought
down by the lift;
There is a 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.
C.—Bakehouse also in Block A. This is a meat pie
bakery, and for making puddings.
Owing to the construction of this bakery, it was necessary
to measure the several parts separately;
(1.) It has a height of 8 feet 10 inches, a length of 35
feet 8 inches, and a width of 16 feet 4 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 5,145 cubic feet;
(2.) It has a height of 8 feet, a length of 14 feet 4
inches, and a width of 9 feet 2 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 1,051 cubic feet;
(3.) It has a height of 8 feet, a length of 14 feet 4
inches, and a width of 9 feet 4 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 1,070 cubic feet;
(4.) It has a height of 8 feet 10 inches, a length of 17
feet 8 inches, and a width of 12 feet 2 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 1,898 cubic feet;
(5.) It has a height of 8 feet 2 inches, a length of 27
feet 2 inches, and a width of 23 feet;
It comprises a capacity of about 5,102 cubic feet;
This bakehouse therefore comprises a total capacity of
about 14,266 cubic feet;
The walls are made partly of brickwork limewhited,
and partly of woodwork painted;
The ceiling is made partly of woodwork painted, partly
of concrete limewhited, and partly of brickwork limewhited
;
The floor is made of slabs of Victoria stone set in
cement;
There is no gully to the bakehouse. The bakehouse
is not subject to flooding;