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A total of 2,314 visits were made to the retail butchers shops
and stalls during the year.
59 certificates for the export of sausage casings, meat essence,
etc. were issued, mostly to the U.S.A. and the Continent.
Underground Bakehouses.
A bakehouse is said to be an "underground bakehouse" if
any room used for baking, or any process incidental thereto, is so
situated that the surface of the floor is more that 3 feet below the
surface of the footway of the adjoining street, or of the ground adjoining
or nearest to the room. On July 1st, 1938 it became the duty
of the Borough Council, under the Factories Act, 1937, during this
year and every fifth succeeding year afterwards, to carry out an
inspection of basement bakehouses in respect of which a " certificate
of suitability " had been issued under the old Factory and Workshop
Act of 1901.
The quinquennial review of the 17 remaining premises has been
carried out this year. Each was inspected bearing in mind the
recommendations of the Health Committee made in April 1939,
with regard to the construction, lighting, ventilation and other hygienic
respects.
It was found that of the 17 premises concerned, 3 had already
been closed by the owners, 9 were suitable for use with regard to the
respects referred to in Section 54 of the Act and 5 were not considered
suitable. In 2 of the 5 cases considered unsuitable the owners undertook
to carry out extensive works to bring the bakehouses up to the
required standard and they were subsequently granted "certificates
of suitability." The remaining 3 bakehouses have now been closed.
Eleven basement bakehouses remain in use in Finsbury and
attention has been drawn to the fact that the examination and
certification under the Factories Act 1937 in no way relieves the
persons affected from compliance with the provisions of the Food
and Drugs Act 1938, in particular with respect to cleanliness of
persons employed and the premises and utensils used therein.