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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The ceiling is made of lath and plaster, and is limewhited;
The floor is made in part of concrete, and in part of
brickwork;
There is no gully, and the bakehouse is not subject to
flooding;
Acoess to the bakehouse is by a staircase leading from
the shop and through a flour room which leads by steps
into the yard;
There is no area to the bakehouse;
There are two windows;
It is ventilated by one window, and by the door
through the flour room;
There are three dough troughs. They are not on
castors, but one is raised 10 inches from the floor, so as to
be readily accessible for cleaning under. The others are
raised 3 and 4 inches from the floor, and are not readily
accessible for cleaning under.
There is a flour room sufficient for the purpose;
There is no 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.
XXXII.—No. 33, Glenthorne Road.
In the occupation of Mr. Edwin Winstone. The bakehouse
has a height of 7 feet, a length of 14 feet, and a
width of 16 feet 8 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 1,633 cubic feet;
The walls are made of brickwork coated with cement,
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, and the bakehouse is not subject to
flooding, but water has risen in the coal cellar adjacent to
the bakehouse;
Access is by means of a staircase from the passage at
the rear of the shop;
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