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of the Borough Council was drawn to this point by the London
County Council during 1903, but without result. Immediately after
the election of the new Council in November, 1903, the question was
again brought before the Public Health Committee which forthwith
recommended to the Borough Council the appointment of an additional
female Inspector. This recommendation was approved of
by the Council. The officer has now been elected and will soon begin
her duties of inspection of outworkers premises.
Bakehouses.—The Public Health Committee of the Borough considered
early in the year the principles which should guide them in
granting certificates of suitability for underground bakehouses under
Sec. 101 (2) Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, and finally approved
of the following which I recommend in my report on that subjected
February, 1903.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
Conditions to be observed in underground bakehouses in the
Borough of Hackney in order to be certified by the local authority as
suitable.
(a) Construction.—No underground bakehouse shall be
less than 7 ft. 6 in. in height, measured from the floor to the
ceiling, nor have a cubic capacity less than 1,000 cubic feet.
The walls and floor must be constructed of hard material
impervious to damp. The ceiling must be even, impermeable
to damp and dust.
(b) Light.—The bakehouse should be well lighted by
windows opening directly into the outer air or into well lighted
areas so that an official copy of the abstract of the Factory
Act may be read all the year in all parts of the bakehouse
between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.