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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Access to the bakehouse is by means of a staircase
from the shop, and from a door which leads into the yard;
There is no area;
There are two windows; one opens on to the pavement
of the street, and it is aprovided with an iron grating,
and the other opens into the yard at rear;
It is ventilated by the two windows, and by the door
which leads into the yard;
The dough troughs are not on castors, but are raised
10 inches from the floor, so as to be readily accessible for
cleaning under;
The flour is stored in the bakehouse;
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.
XXXVII.—No. 6, Beaconsfield Terrace Road.
In the occupation of Mr. August Voituret. The bakehouse
has a height of 10 feet 4 inches, a length of 27 feet
4 inches, and a width of 18 feet 5 inches;
It comprises a capacity of about 5,201 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 a gully under the sink in the recess. The
bakehouse is not subject to flooding;
Access to the bakehouse is by means of a passage to
a staircase;
There is an area at the side of the bakehouse, the walls
of which are made of brickwork, and are limewhited;
There are two pavement lights;
It is ventilated by one small window, that does not
admit light as it opens into a recess, which is provided
with an iron grating, also by the door of the bakehouse
and by the door which leads to the area;