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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It comprises a capacity of about 1,636 cubic feet;
The walls are made of brickwork, and are limewhited.
There is no evidence of dampness;
The ceiling is made of rafters and boards, being the
floor of the shop above, 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 a passage which leads
to a staircase, also by a door which leads to a scullery,
which leads to a backyard;
There is no area to the bakehouse;
There is a fanlight over the oven;
It is ventilated by the fanlight over the oven, and by
door leading to a passage;
The dough troughs are not on castors, but are raised
8 inches from the floor, so as to be readily accessible for
cleaning under;
The flour is stored in the bakehouse, but there is a
room at the back of the bakehouse that would do 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.
XXXVI.—No. 77, Brackeribury Road.
In the occupation of Mr. William Jennings. The
bakehouse has a height of 8 feet, a length of 22 feet 3
inches, and a width of 14 feet 8 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 2,610 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;