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The medical officers of health of the following districts refer to the inspection of bakehouses and
their condition:—
Paddington.—Half-yearly visits were made to the bakehouses of which there are 80 in use,
nearly all (74) being underground. Considerable improvement has been effected in them since they
were first inspected in 1894.
Kensington.—The bakehouses, to the number of 138, were regularly inspected, and where
necessary, action was taken to ensure their sanitary condition.
Hammersmith.—The sanitary inspectors made a quarterly inspection of all the bakehouses in
the parish, 59 in number, 38 of these being underground. In 8 instances notices were served upon the
bakers and complied with.
Fulham.—There are 77 bakehouses in the district, they were regularly inspected, and generally
found in a fairly satisfactory condition. Notices were served in 8 instances, and in one the owner was
prosecuted, but as he remedied the nuisance at once a nominal penalty was inflicted.
Chelsea.—The 57 bakehouses were inspected during the year, 45 of them are underground.
St. George, Hanover-square.—There are 47 bakehouses on the register, these have been inspected
thoroughly and the sanitary condition of some improved, notices issued, and the necessary works
carried out by the owners.
Westminster.—The bakehouses were systematically inspected, and attention was paid to overcrowding,
11 bakehouses required limewhiting.
St. James, Westminster.—The sanitary inspectors report that the whole of the bakehouses were
visited during the year, they number 28, of these 4 being underground and having been c'osed during
part of the year, will not be allowed to be again used as bakehouses ; the ventilation and water-closet
accommodation of several were improved ; the majority have been well kept.
Marylebone.—Inspections were made of the 126 bakehouses in the district.
Hampstead.—" The bakehouses now number 40 and are regularly inspected, with the result
that the sanitary conditions have been fairly maintained."
St. Pancras.—There were 196 bakehouses on the register, 30 being below the level of the street,
one has been since closed (January, 1896). A special inspector was appointed during the year to
inspect bakehouses and workshops.
Islington.—There are 238 bakehouses to which the special inspector paid 558 visits; 410nuisances
were found to exist, all of which were duly abated. The medical officer of health states
that " they have been systematically inspected, every one being put into such a cleanly state that never
before have they been in such good order and so free from nuisances."
Stoke Newington.—There are 15 bakehouses in the district, 11 being underground ; these have
been frequently inspected; in 5 cases notices were served to comply with sanitary requirements, and
these were duly carried out.
Hackney.—All the bakehouses, numbering 108, were re-inspected during the year, and notices
were served to abate any nuisance and for cleansing. All the work was done within a reasonable time.
St. Giles.—The number of bakehouses in the district was 28, of these 21 are underground.
They were all regularly inspected, and where necessary orders were served for their improvement.
St. Martin-in-the-Fields.—" The bakehouses have been duly inspected and found in a clean and
satisfactory condition." In one of the bakehouses the owner consented to put up a partition between
the water-closet and bakehouse so as to prevent direct communication.
Strand.—In this district exist 29 bakehouses, under the following headings:—Bread bakers,
23; pastry cooks, 3; confectioners, 2; muffin baker, 1. These have been frequently and systematically
inspected; each has been cleansed and lime-washed twice during the year. In one instance legal
proceedings were taken to prevent a place connected with the bakehouse being used for sleeping
purposes.
Holborn.—All the bakehouses, 22 in number, have been inspected and re-inspected, and attention
has been paid to all sanitary defects.
Clerkenwell.—" The bakehouses were inspected twice in the year. They were 61 in number,
clean, and in good order."
St. Luke.—During the year 36 bakehouses, of which 19 are situated underground, were visited,
and notices were served concerning 16. The medical officer of health reports that improvement in the
bakehouses is gradually taking place, though they are not yet wholly satisfactory. The number in which
water is drawn direct from the main instead of through cisterns has increased from 3 in 1893 to
21 in 1895.
Shoreditch.—" The bakehouses in the parish, 92 in number, were all inspected, and an improvement
in their condition was generally observable. As the result of inspection 73 were found to be
satisfactory, 16 fairly so, and 3 were unsatisfactory." In 16 instances greater attention to cleanliness
was needed ; lime-washing was required in 11 cases, and cautions as to animals in bakehouses
were given in 5 instances; drainage works were executed in 6 bakehouses under the supervision
of the vestry's inspectors.
Bethnal^green.—Regular inspection was made of 104 bakehouses in the district.
Whitechapel.—The use of 1 bakehouse as a sleeping apartment was discontinued, 1 bakehouse
was closed, 29 were cleansed, and in 9 the ventilation was improved.
St. George-in-the-East.—The bakehouses, 78 in number, " were inspected and were found to
be for the most part in good sanitary condition."
Limehouse.—" The bakehouses (45) were inspected and reported upon."
Mile-end Old-town.— The inspection of bakehouses has taken place twice during the year, and
though a number are underground, in not the best possible situation, they are regularly lime-whited
and kept in a cleanly condition.