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year under the consideration of the Health Committee. The subject subsequently
came before the Council, and in April, 1903, the following regulations were adopted as
being reasonable requirements to be complied with:
(1). No underground bakehouse shall be less than 7 feet in height throughout,
measured from the floor vertically to the under side of the joists of
the ceilings, nor shall have a cubic capacity, clear of the oven, of less than
1,000 feet.
(2). The floor shall be constructed of hard, smooth, durable and impervious
material.
(3). The walls shall be constructed of a material which is hard, smooth, and
durable, and shall be free from damp.
(4). The ceiling shall be impermeable to damp and dust, and durable.
(5). Every underground bakehouse shall be approached by a suitable staircase,
adequately lighted and ventilated.
(6). The underground bakehouse shall be adequately lighted with daylight
throughout, to the satisfaction of the sanitary authority, and the lighting
maintained shall be such that an official copy of the Abstract of the
Factory Act may ordinarily be read in all parts of such bakehouse,
between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
(7). Ventilation shall be adequate, that is to say, an abundance of fresh clean
air shall be supplied constantly during working hours; it shall be so
arranged that the circulation of air is confined to the underground bakehouse;
and where, in the opinion of the sanitary authority such is
necessary, mechanical power shall be used for the purpose of securing
efficient ventilation.
Where mechanical power is used, the fresh air shall be taken from a height
above the level of the adjoining ground of not less than 6 feet, and be
distributed to different parts of the underground bakehouse in such a
manner as to change the air of such bakehouse in all parts.
Note—This will generally require the provision of a fan. Foul air may
also be abstracted by means of a fan with any aid available from
gas and ventilating shafts.
(8). Proper provision shall be made for the storage of flour elsewhere than
in the underground bakehouse itself.
(9). There shall be no opening into the underground bakehouse, for any
purpose, which will tend unduly to the admission of dust from the
adjoining street.