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Fulham 1903
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1903
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Bakehouses.
At the end of 1902, fifty-five underground bakehouses were
in use in Fulham. Five of these have since been closed, while
in forty-nine various improvements have been carried out, in
order to comply with the requirements of the Council and
certificates of suitability, in accordance with Sec. 101 (4) of the
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, have been granted to the
occupiers. In one instance the Council refused the application of
the occupier of an underground bakehouse for a certificate, on
the ground that the electric light had not been installed in the
bakehouse, as required by the Council, and since he continued to
occupy the bakehouse, proceedings have this year been taken
against him, and a penalty inflicted. Since then the electric
light has been installed, and the Council have been recommended
to grant a certificate.
In addition to the fifty underground bakehouses there are
twenty other bakehouses which are regularly inspected.
DRAINAGE OF NEW BUILDINGS. During the year the following drainage plans of proposed new buildings were submitted to and approved by the Public Health Committee:—
| Houses and Shops | 439 |
| Workshops, etc. | 10 |
| Blocks of Flats | 6 |
| Board Schools | 3 |
| Stables | 2 |
| Assembly Hall | 1 |
| 461 |
REMOVAL OF DISUSED DRAINS.
The London School Board appealed to the Divisional Court
against the decision of the magistrate, Mr. Rose, sitting at the
West London Police Court, imposing a penalty on the Board