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and were substantially the same as those subsequently approved
by the Home Office.*
These principles were an amplification of Section 101 (4): "An
"underground Bakehouse shall not be certified as suitable unless
" the District Council is satisfied that it is suitable as regards
" (a) construction (b) light (c) ventilation and (d) in all other
" respects."
The Sub-Committee kept the following standard in view :—
1. Construction.—Capacity to be not less than 1,500 cubic
feet, and height to be, as a rule, eight feet. Walls,
floors and ceilings to be rendered hard, smooth, impervious
and durable.
2. Light.—To be such that it is possible to read an official
copy of the Abstract of the Factory Act between the
hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
3. Ventilation.—To be through and effectual.
4. All other respects.—Separate and suitable accommodation
for flour. Proper means of access. Troughs on castors.
Provision for proper refuse collection. No animals.
No overcrowding. General cleanliness.
With but few exceptions these requirements were absolutely
insisted upon, and a large number of further recommendations
were also made.
Result of Action of Local Authority.—Before the
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, came into force, there were in
Finsbury 23 aboveground and 46 underground Bakehouses.
Two of those above ground have now been closed, leaving 21
open, and as a result of the Act, six underground Bakehouses have
been closed, leaving 40 in use. The total number of Bakehouses
is therefore 61 as against 69.
* Annual Report of Chief Inspector of Factories and Workshops, 1902, pp.
xxxii—xxxiii.