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Hackney 1903

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1903

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The 53 above-ground bakehouses were inspected during 1903, and
any defects found were remedied on service of notice by the local
authority.
The following is a list of the underground bakehouses for which
certificates of suitability have been granted, together with a list of the
improvements made in these bakehouses.
LIST OF WORK CARRIED OUT AT THE SEVERAL
UNDERGROUND BAKEHOUSES IN THE BOROUGH
OF HACKNEY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901
(SECTION 101).
117, Lower Clapton Road.—Wall scraped, stopped and painted;
light and ventilation improved by the construction of a
skylight; cleaning and glazing; troughs fitted with
wheels.
71, Lower Clapton Road.—Walla rendered and distempered;
existing windows cleaned and painted ; ledge over oven
Bloped; floor repaired and levelled; troughs fitted with
wheels.
26, Downs Road.—Walls scraped, rendered and painted;
windows—skylight provided over bakehouse and window
between store and bakehouse; trough fitted with wheels.
50, London Road.—Wall scraped, rendered and painted; floor
lowered 18in. and paved; new ceiling provided; door,
window and solid wall provided between bakehouse and
store ; troughs fitted with wheels.
393, Mare Street.—Walls scraped, rendered and painted; floor
lowered and re-paved; ceiling cleansed and painted; front
of oven faced with glazed brick; windows provided on