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were provided. One case of overcrowding was dealt with in connection with outworkers'
premises, and in 2 instances works for the improvement of ventilation were
carried out.
No cases of notifiable infectious disease occurred at out-workers' premises
during the year
BAKEHOUSES.
The number of bakehouses on the register at the end of the year was 76, as
compared with 77 for 1909, one bakehouse situate above ground at 17, Rushton
Street, having been demolished. These include 5, three above and two below ground,
which were not in use. Of the 76 bakehouses 32 are above and 44 below ground.
At 5 mechanical power is employed so as to constitute the bakehouses factories
within the meaning of the Act. As the results of the inspections made, eleven of
these above ground required cleansing. In one a clust receptacle was wanted, and
in one a sink was defective and needed attention. Of those below the ground level
12 required cleansing ; in one a dust receptacle was wanted, and in one a lavatory
provided for the use of the men employed required attention. In all 27 sanitary
notices were served upon the parties responsible, and complied with. There was no
necessity to report any of the cases specially to the sanitary authority.
Arising out of certain correspondence from the Local Government Board the
London County Council and the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Association of Master
Bakers on the subject of the regulation of places where bread is sold, a special inspection
was made of such places in Shoreditch, including many of the regular baker's
shops, chandler's shops and dairies
Altogether some 236 shops where bread is soM were visited by the sanitary
inspectors with a view to ascertaining how far they complied with the requirements
laid down in Section 8 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908,
for regulating the sanitary condition of premises used for the sale, &c., of food for
human consumption. The Section mentioned contains provisions (A) as to sanitary
conveniences ; (B) as to cisterns for water supply; (C) as to drainage; (D) as to
sleeping places ; (E) as to refuse and filth; (F) as to cleanliness.
In every case the requirements of provision (A) were found to be complied
with; (B) was complied with in 234 instances; in two the waste preventors for
flushing w.c.'s were out of order. In 233 (C) was complied with ; in 3 instances sinks
on the premises, although trapped, were not properly disconnected from the drains,
but there were no openings to drains within any of the places where the bread was
being sold. Provision (D) was found to be complied with in 235 instances ; (E) in
all cases, and (F) in 233 instances.
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