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a constant and equable temperature. Where natural
ventilation is not effective, or in the opinion of the Medical
Officer is insufficient, ventilation by fans, or other artificial
means, shall be provided.
D.—All Other Respects.
(9) Dough troughs, and other furniture, or fittings (if any) shall
be mounted on strong casters, or wheels, so as to be readily
movable for cleansing purposes, or, where fixed, shall be
raised at least one foot from the floor, and set sufficiently
away from all walls, so as to allow of access to all parts.
(10) There shall not be in direct communication with the bakehouse,
any coal or other cellar, room (unless provided with
a dust-proof door), unpaved yard, or area, which may be a
nuisance, or cause contamination by foul air, dust or dirt.
(11) Provision shall be made for the proper storage of flour
elsewhere than in the bakehouse itself.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BAKEHOUSES.
A.—Structural.
(1) Every room or place used as a bakehouse shall be in such
a state as to be, on sanitary grounds, fit for use in occupation
as a bakehouse.
(2) No water-closet, earth-closet, privy or ashpit shall be within,
or communicate directly with, the bakehouse.
(3) Every cistern for supplying water to the bakehouse shall be
separate and distinct from any cistern for supplying water
to a water-closet.
(4) No drain or pipe for carrying off fiscal or sewage matter
shall have an opening within the bakehouse.
(5) All the inside walls of the rooms of a bakehouse, and all
the ceilings or tops of the rooms (whether those walls,
ceilings or tops are plastered or not), and all the passages
and staircases of a bakehouse, shall be either painted with
oil or varnished, or be limewashed, or be partly painted or
varnished and partly limewashed; and
(a) Where the bakehouse is painted with oil or varnished,
there must be three coats of paint or varnish, and
the paint or varnish must be renewed once at least in
every seven years, and must be washed with hot
water and soap once at least in six months; and