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FACTORY BAKEHOUSES.
The sanitary supervision of these bakehouses was,
until May 27th, 1921, carried out by the factory
inspectors of the Home Office. On that date the powers
of the Home Office as regards the sanitary condition of
factory bakehouses were transferred to the Ministry
of Health by Order in Council. On October 2nd, 1921,
the Ministry of Health wrote to the Council requesting
that the sanitary supervision of factory bakehouses
might be carried out by the Council on behalf of the
Ministry of Health. The Council assented to this and,
for the remainder of the year, such bakehouses were
visited by the staff of the Public Health Department.
As a matter of fact, for some time past informal visits
have been paid by the sanitary inspectors to factory
bakehouses. There are in Bethnal Green 10 factory
bakehouses, 3 of which are underground. In every case
the mechanism used, which causes the bakehouse to be
a factory, is a dough-mixer. In 9 cases the power used
is an electric motor and in one case a gas engine.
Generally speaking, the factory bakehouses are
kept clean and in a sanitary condition. Forty visits of
inspection were made, and arising out of these visits,
3 notices were served on occupiers calling attention to
lack of cleanliness. In one case the water-closet adjoining
the bakehouse was defective and dirty.
OTHER PREMISES USED FOR THE
PREPARATION OR SALE OF FOOD.
There were 198 such premises on the register, the
majority being restaurant-kitchens. 1,002 inspections
were made during the year, and arising out of such
inspections 131 notices to remedy faults or insanitary
conditions were issued.