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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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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 provided with a door;
The water supply is drawn direct from the rising main.
XXXIV.—No. 102, Dalling Road.
In the occupation of Mr. William H. Howard. The
bakehouse has a height of 6 feet 10 inches, a length of 25
feet, and a width of 14 feet 8 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 2,505 cubic feet;
The walls are coated with cement, and are limewhited.
There is no evidence of dampness;
The ceiling is made of matchboarding, and is limewhited;
The floor is made of Victoria stone slabs;
There is no gully in the bakehouse, and it is not subject
to flooding;
Access is by means of a loft ladder from the shop;
There is no area.;
There is a fanlight over the oven, which opens slightly
below the street pavement;
It is ventilated by means of the window over the oven,
by the trap-door at the top of the ladder, and a door which
opens into the flour room at the rear of the bakehouse;
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 flour room at the back of the bakehouse;
There is no 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 direct from the rising main.
XXXV.—No. 192, Dalling Road.
In the occupation of Mr. Walter Jos. Cull. The bakehouse
has a height of 7 feet, a length of 15 feet 7 inches,
and a width of 15 feet;