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REGULATIONS FOR BAKEHOUSES.
Factory and Workshops Act, 1878 and 1883.
1.—Every bakehouse shall be kept in a cleanly state, and free
from effluvia, arising from any drain, privy, water-closet,
or other nuisance.
2.—All the inside walls of the rooms of the bakehouse, and!
all the ceilings or tops of such rooms (whether such
walls, ceilings, or tops of such rooms be plastered or not),,
and all the passages and staircases of the bakehouse
shall either be painted with oil or varnished, or be limewashed,
or be partly painted or varnished, and partly
lime-washed ; where painted with oil or varnished there
shall be three coats of paint or varnish, and the paint or
varnish shall be renewed once at least in every seven
years, and shall be washed with hot water and soap once
at least in every six months ; where lime-washed the
lime-washing shall be renewed once at least in every six
months.
8.—A place on the same level as the bakehouse and forming
part of the same building, shall not be used as a sleeping
place.
(a) Unless it is effectually separated from the
house by a partition extending from the floor to
the ceiling.
(b) Unless there be an external glazed window of at
least 9 superficial feet of area, of which at the
least 4½ superficial feet are made to open for
ventilation.
4.—No water-closet or dust-bin shall be within, or communicate
directly with the bake-house.
5.—Any cistern for supplying water to the bakehouse shall be
separate and distinct from any cistern for supplying water
to a water-closet.
6.—No drain or pipe for carrying off fæcal matter shall have
an opening within the bakehouse.
7.—Every bakehouse shall be ventilated so as to render harmless
all gases, vapours, dust, or other impurities ; and it
shall not be over-crowded while work is carried on
therein.