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which have been drawn up for the guidance of Medical Officers
of Health, in advising their Sanitary Authorities as to Requirements
that may be needed under Section 101 of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, should be adhered to, so as to secure
uniformity of action throughout the Country:—
SUGGESTED REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGROUND
BAKEHOUSES.
A.—Construction.
1.—No underground bakehouse shall be less than 8
feet in height throughout, measured from the floor vertically
to the ceiling; and in case the floor area exceeds 300 square
feet, such height shall be at least 8ft. 6ins.
2.— No underground bakehouse shall have a cubic
capacity, clear of the oven, of less than 1,500 feet.
3.—The floor shall be constructed of hard, smooth,
durable, and impervious material.
4.—The walls shall be constructed of a material which
is hard, smooth, durable, and impermeable to damp.
[Note.—VVhere adjacent ground abuts on a wall,
or walls, such walls should be lined with the best
glazed bricks, uniformly joined with Portland cement, to
form internal walls, separated from the existing walls
by a cavity, and bonded to them, the intervening space
being ventilated to the outer air.]
5.—The ceiling shall be even, impermeable to damp
and dust, and durable.
6.—Every underground bakehouse shall be approached
by a suitable staircase, adequately lighted and ventilated.
No outside staircase shall terminate within an underground
bakehouse.
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