London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hammersmith 1903

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1903

This page requires JavaScript

173
Access to the bakehouse is by means of a loft ladder
from the shop, and a loft ladder from the yard at rear;
There is no area to the bakehouse;
There is a small fanlight on a level wtih the street;
It is ventilated by a permanent inlet from the shop,
and another from the yard at rear;
The dough troughs are not on castors, but are raised
8 inches above the floor, so as to be readily accessible for
cleaning under;
There is no provision for the storage of flour except
in a small room above the bakehouse;
There were many sacks of flour stored in the bakehouse
;
There is no 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.
XXIV.—No. 31, Goldhawk Road.
In the occupation of Mr. James Anderson. The bakehouse
has a height of 7 feet 6 inches, a length of 46 feet 9
inches, and a width of 15 feet 10 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 5,551 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 concrete;
There is no gully in the bakehouse, and it is not subject
to flooding;
Access to the bakehouse is by means of a passage from
a staircase, and by a loft ladder from the shop, and by a
door through a store room;
There is no area to the bakehouse;
There is one window, which opens into the yard at the
rear, and two pavement lights at the front of the bakehouse
;
It is ventilated by the window at the rear, and by the
opening into the shop at the top of loft ladder, and by the
staircase leading to the passage, and by the door leading
to the storeroom;