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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Details of structural works carried out during 1903 in order to entitle the occupiers to a certificate under the Factory and Workshop Act. 1901:—
| Description of Structural Works carried out. | Number of Bakehouses at which works were carried out. |
|---|---|
| Oven fronts faced with white glazed bricks or tiles | 32 |
| Walls faced with white glazed bricks or tiles | 6 |
| Walls rendered with cement | 30 |
| Ceilings ceiled: | |
| (a) With lath and plaster | 7 |
| (b) With matchboards | 4 |
| (c) With plaster slabs | 2 |
| (d) With iron sheets or corrugated iron | 3 |
| (e) With wood fillets | 1 |
| Means of light and ventilation provided : | |
| (a) By windows | 22 |
| (b) By skylights | 2 |
| (c) By pavement lights | 5 |
| Permanent means of ventilation provided by gratings and exhaust shafts | 33 |
| Drain openings in bakehouses abolished | 3 |
| Drain relaid under bakehouse with iron pipes | 1 |
| Separate flour stores provided | 12 |
| Dust proof doors to coal stores provided | 12 |
| New coal store provided | 1 |
| Bakehouse floors concreted | 16 |
| Height of bakehouses increased | 16 |
| Closet partitioned off from bakehouse | 1 |
| Means of ingress into bakehouses improved | 3 |
| Miscellaneous works, other than those above specified, carried out | 13 |