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 the window that opens on to the
street pavement, also by door at rear, and by door at the
top of loft ladder leading to the street;
The dough troughs are not on castors, but are raised
8 inches from the floor, so as to be readily accessible for
cleaning under;
There is a small flour room, but it is not large enough
to hold all the flour, the greater proportion of which 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 direct from the rising
main;
There is a water closet which leads into a little sink
lobby, which opens direct into the bakehouse.
XX.—No. 13, Shepherd's Bush Green.
In the occupation of Mr. John Breton. The bakehouse
has a height of 8 feet, a length of 21 feet 10 inches,
and a width of 15 feet 7 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 2,721 cubic feet;
The walls are made partly of brickwork, partly of
plaster, and partly of boards, and are limewhited;
The ceiling is made of lath and plaster, and is limewhited
;
The floor is made in part of wood and in part of stone
slabs;
There is a gully in a recess in the front of the bakehouse.
The bakehouse is not subject to flooding;
Access to the bakehouse is through the flour room
which leads to a passage to a stairacse, also by a door at
the end of the passage, which leads to a back area;
There is no area to the bakehouse;
There is one window, which opens on to the street
pavement, and there are two pavement lights;
It is ventilated by means of the window, and the door
which opens into the flour room;
The dough troughs are not on castors, but are raised
7 inches from the floor, so as to be readily accessible for
cleaning under;