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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There is a flour room at the rear of the bakehouse;
There is a properly-covered reccptacle 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.
XXI.—No. 87, Masbro' Road.
In the occupation of Mr. Morris John Ayres. The
bakehouse has a height of 6 feet 9 inches, a length of 22
feet, 4 inches, and a width of 14 feet 9 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 2,223 cubic feet;
The walls are made of brickwork, 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 stone slabs set in cement;
There is no gully in the bakehouse, and it is not subject
to flooding;
Access to the bakehouse is by means of a passage which
leads to a staircase at the rear of the shop;
There is no area to the bakehouse;
There are two winodws, which open on to the street
pavement;
It is ventilated by means of the two windows, and by
the door which leads to the passage, and by an opening at
the rear of the bakehouse;
There are two dough troughs, one is not on castors,
but it is raised 8 inches from the floor, so as to be readily
accessible for cleaning under;
The flour is stored at the rear of the bakehouse; there
is no flour room;
There is no properly-covered receptacle for the refuse;
A cat 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.