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Battersea 1902

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1903

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8. The bakehouse shall be adequately lighted with daylight
throughout to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Authority,
by means which shall exclude the entrance of dust, and the
lighting maintained shall be such that the official copy of the
abstract of the Factory Act may be ordinarily read in all parts
of such bakehouse between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
9. The bakehouse shall be properly ventilated to the
satisfaction of the Sanitary Authority by permanent inlets and
outlets, other than the windows, communicating directly with
the open air in such a way and at such a height above the
street level as to prevent the entrance of dust. Over the
furnace door a properly constructed hood shall be provided
connected with a shaft opening into the external air.
Mechanical means of ventilation shall be provided where
in the opinion of the Sanitary Authority such are necessary.
10. All troughs, tables or other furniture standing on the
floor of the bakehouse shall be provided with castors or wheels,
so as to be readily movable for cleansing purposes.
11. The water supply shall be drawn from the rising
main service.
12. Conveniences for personal ablution shall be provided
in a suitable position, not within the bakehouse, and shall
include a water tap and a sink or lavatory basin of an approved
character.
13. Proper provision shall be made for the depositing of
wearing apparel not within the bakehouse.
14. There shall be no opening into the bakehouse for any
purpose which will tend unduly to the admission of dust from
the adjoining street or ground.
15- Proper provision shall be made for the storage of
coal.
16. Properly covered receptacles shall be provided for
the storage of all refuse matters, and such receptacles shall be
emptied and cleansed at least once every 24 hours.