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(а) Where the bakehouse is painted with oil or
varnished, there must be three coats of paint or varnish,
and the paint or varnish must be renewed once at least
in every seven years, and must be washed with hot
water and soap once at least in six months; and
(б) Where the bakehouse is limewashed, the limewashing
must be renewed once at least in every six
months.
6.—No place on the same level with a bakehouse, and
forming part of the same building, shall be used as a sleeping
place, unless it is constructed as follows, that is to say:—
(а) is effectually separated from the bakehouse by
a partition extending from the floor, to the ceiling ; and
(б) has an external glazed window of at least nine
superficial feet in area, of which, at the least, four and a
half superficial feet are made to open for ventilation ;
and unless such sleeping room (if separately occupied) comply
with the requirements as to cellar dwellings or underground
rooms (so occupied); laid down in the public Health Acts.
B.—Underground Bakehouses.
1.—An underground bakehouse shall not be used as a
bakehouse unless it was so used at the passing of the Factory
and Workshop Act, 1901 (i.e., August 17th, 1901).
2.—After January 1st, 1904, an underground bakehouse
shall not be used unless certified by the District Council to
be suitable for that purpose; and an underground bakehouse
shall not be certified as suitable unless the District Council
is satisfied that it is suitable as regards construction, light,
ventilation, and in all other respects.
It should be borne in mind that once these
premises are passed they can be used for all
time as bakehouses, and now is the golden
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