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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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XXX.—No. 134, Shepherd's Bush Road.
In the occupation of Mr. Charles Jacobs. The bakehouse
has a height of 10 feet, a length of 27 feet 10 inches,
and a width of 17 feet 4 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 4,824 cubic feet;
The walls are made of brickwork, and are limewhited.
There is no evidence of dampness;
The ceiling is made of match-boarding, and is limewhited;
The floor is made of concrete;
There is no gully, and the bakehouse is not subject to
flooding;
Access is by means of stone steps from an area, and
by wooden steps from the shop;
There is no area to the bakehouse;
There are two windows and a fanlight. It is also
lighted by means of a pavement light;
It is ventilated by one of the windows that can be
opened, also by the fanlight, and by the door at the back
of the bakehouse, and the opening into the shop;
The dough troughs are not on wheels, but are raised
10 inches from the floor, so as to be readily accessible for
cleaning under;
There is a small room at the back of the bakehouse
which can be used as a flour room, but I was informed by
the occupier that it was not sufficient accommodation for
all the flour, and there were about 40 sacks of flour in the
bakehouse;
There is no properly-covered receptacle for the refuse;
There was a cat in the bakehouse;
There is no coal cellar in direct communication with
the bakehouse;
The water supply is drawn from a cistern.
XXXI.—No. 7, Shepherd's Bush Road.
In the occupation of Mr. Alfred Royston. The bakehouse
has a height of 10 feet, a length of 12 feet 8 inches,
and a width of 11 feet 10 inches. It comprises a capacity
of about 1,498 cubic feet;
The walls are made of brickwork, and are limewhited.
There is no evi3ence of dampness;