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St James's 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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lime,washed. If painted or varnished, the surface must
be covered with three coats of paint or varnish, and
renewed once at least in every seven years, and washed
with hot water and soap once at least in every six
months. Limewashing is to be renewed once at least in
every six months.
No place on the same level with the bakehouse and forming
part of the same building may be used as a sleeping place,
unless it is effectually separated from the bakehouse by a
partition extending from the floor to the ceiling, and has an
external glazed window of at least nine superficial feet in
area, of which at least four-and-a-half feet are made to open
for ventilation.
A. bakehouse must not be in such a state as to be on sanitary
grounds unfit for use or occupation as a bakehouse.
4. No child, young person, or woman may be employed in a bakehouse
contrary to the provisions of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1878.
A list of penalties for the infringement of the law was
appended, and attention was called to the additional requirements
in the case of bakehouses brought into use after the
31st May, 1883.
The bakehouses in the Parish (34 in number) are under
frequent inspection by the sanitary officers of the Yestry,
and it is satisfactory to remark that it has not been found
necessary to take proceedings against the occupiers of
any premises of that description during the past year. It
must, however, be remarked, that two bakehouses, each kept
by a foreigner, have required almost constant attention from
the Sanitary Officers.
DISCONTINUANCE OF WATER SUPPLY.
In the month of January, the Vestry received a communication
from the Vestry of Kensington, forwarding a copy