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How far the provision of a specially heated fermentation chamber
or of dough troughs would be practicable I am not prepared to say, but
if it were, it would remove the chief obstacle to the maintenance in
the workroom of a more equable temperature, and of a reasonable
standard of atmospheric purity.
SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS.
The statutory enactments with regard to bakehouses lack chiefly,
in my opinion, in their omission to confer on Local Authorities the
power to make Bye-laws or Regulations controlling the conduct of
the trade.
The proper storage of flour and the other ingredients which go to
the composition of bread and bake meats, the handling and storage of
the food stuffs themselves, the cleanliness of the person, utensils and
bakeroom, the prevention of uncleanly habits such as spitting in the
bakeroom, are among the matters which can best be dealt with by
the preparation of a model set of regulations or bye-laws to be adopted
or modified by the L.A. responsible for the sanitary supervision of
workplaces where food is prepared for human consumption.
Again, it is important that the sanitary condition of above-ground
bakehouses should not fall below that of those situated under-ground ;
but it has not been found possible in all cases to secure this result,
although an attempt with inadequate powers has been made, in many
cases, it is a pleasure to admit, with complete success.
It should at least be possible to insist that the minimum standard
of sanitary requirements generally accepted as a condition of certifying
underground bakehouses under Section 101 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, should be made applicable to bakehouses situated
above ground.