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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Since the adoption of this system all the workshops in the
Borough have been re-inspected and the returns are this year more
exact and complete.
This re-inspection caused a considerable amount of extra
work to be thrown on both the inspectorial and clerical staff of
this department, but I anticipate that in future the work will in
consequence be much lessened as only the new workshops will
require measuring, those already on the register having been this
year measured and the cubic capacity of each room entered on
the card.
New Tables have also been prepared for insertion in this
Report, and these show more clearly and definitely not only the
amount of work done, but also show details which were not given
in any previous Report.
UNDERGROUND BAKEHOUSES.
The work of dealing with these during the year has been so
important that it is desirable to devote some space to it, and to
give in detail the requirements for the certificate of suitability as
determined by the Council.
In 1902 a list of all the underground bakehouses was laid
before the Public Health Committee with particulars stating the
measurement and cubic capacity of each bakehouse, the area of
window space, the number of persons employed, and the nature
of the material used for walls, floors, and ceilings.
Plans of every underground bakehouse were made by the
Sanitary Inspectors and these have been preserved for reference.
After visiting all these underground bakehouses, and after
consideration of the requirements which were being proposed by
the Metropolitan Society of Medical Officers of Health and those
issued by some provincial Sanitary Authorities, a list of requirements
was drawn up and submitted to the Committee.
These requirements were very carefully considered by the
Committee and after discussion the following requirements were
submitted to the Council and passed by it without serious
alteration.