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Hampstead 1903

Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health

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D. All Other Respects.
11.—All troughs and tables shall be mounted on castors or wheels.
No shelving or cupboards other than those absolutely
necessary shall be within the bakehouse, and all shelving and
cupboards shall be so constructed as to be easily moved for
cleansing purposes.
12.—Any coal cellar or receptacle for fuel shall be so shut off from
the bakehouse as to prevent the entrance into the bakehouse of
dust.
13.—Provision for the proper storage of flour shall be made elsewhere
than in the bakehouse itself.
14.—The water supply for the bakehouse shall be drawn from the
rising main and not from a storage cistern.
15. —Properly covered receptacles of suitable size and material shall
be provided for the temporary storage of refuse matters arising
from the process of baking, and such receptacle shall be emptied
at least twice in every day.
16.—Where a gas stove or other similar apparatus bo used, proper
and sufficient means shall be provided for preventing the escape
of fumes arising therefrom into the bakehouse.
17.—Proper dressing room and lavatory accommodation shall bo
provided, separate from the bakehouse.
18. —No bakehouse shall be used for any purpose other than that of
baking, or processes incidental thereto.
A careful inspection was made by the Sub-Committee, and at their
direction a separate specification of works was prepared in 26 cases and
served upon the occupier, with an intimation that when the works therein
specified were completed, a Certificate would be granted.
In one instance, however, the bakehouse, which was situated almost
entirely under the public way, presented such difficulties in the way of
ventilation, (which had previously been obtained by open gratings in the
pavement), that it was not proposed to approve it. The difficulty was,