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Deptford 1911

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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The premises were found generally well kept and in good
condition, and the occupier always ready to comply with any
request as to amendment or cleanliness of the premises.
Bakehouses.
The number on the register at the end of the year 1910 was
72, 69 as ''workshops" and 3 as "factories." During the year
one was added to the register, making a total of 73 at the end
of the year under report.
underground premises.
The number of Underground premises in use at the end of
the year was 23.
cleansing and li me washing.
The cleansing and limewashing was regularly done in
accordance with the regulations, and any defect or insanitary
conditions immediately remedied on discovery. The number
of inspections was 249, and in only one case was it necessary
to serve a written notice.
No legal proceedings were necessary. The bakehouses
throughout the borough are kept in a satisfactory condition.
With a view to ensuring that the cleansing of bakehouses
is carried out periodically as required by the Factory Act, and
to avoid the necessity of repeated visits by the Inspector, a copy
of the following circular is sent to the occupier of each bakehouse
when such cleansing is due to be carried out.
To the Occupier of the Bakehouse situate at—
No.
Dear Sir (or Madam),
Section 99, sub-section 1 of the above Act, provides:—
"All the inside walls of the rooms of a bakehouse, and
all the ceilings or tops of those rooms (whether those walls,