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To carry out the provisions of the Act without apparent hardship to
some individual is impossible, but the intentions of the Act are quite
evident.
A Special Committee of the Incorporated Society of Medical Officers
of Health in November, 1901, carefully considered and discussed a
memorandum on Underground Bakehouses, drawn up at the special
request of the Committee, by Dr. Niven, M.O.H. of Manchester, and
the Society agreed that certain requirements as to light, construction
and ventilation, &c., were indispensable before a certificate was given
under Section 101.
(a) As to construction the provisions among others demand that
no underground bakehouse should be less than 8 feet in height, and if
the floor area exceeds 300 square feet the height shall be at least 8 feet
6 inches, and no underground bakehouse shall have a cubic capacity
clear of the oven of less than 1500 cubic feet. The other provisions
required deal with walls and ceilings and staircases.
(b) Light—The underground bakehouse should be adequately
lighted with day-light so that an Official Copy of the Abstract of Factory
and Workshops Act may be ordinarily read in all parts of such bakehouse
between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
(c) Ventilation.—This shall be so arranged that the circulation of
air is confined to the underground bakehouse and the ventilation must
be adequate, that is, provision must be made for 3000 cubic feet of air
per hour per person employed, must be provided in such a manner as
to avoid the occurrence of draught.
Arrangements for ventilation shall be such that the temperature of
the underground bakehouse from October 1st to May 31st shall not
exceed 800 Fah. except within half-an-hour after a batch of bread has
been drawn.
(d) All other respects:—
Proper provision shall be made for the storage of flour elsewhere
than in the underground bakehouse itself.
Convenience for personal ablution shall be provided in a suitable
position, and shall include a water-tap and a sink or lavatory
basin of an approved character.
The conveniences should be outside the underground bakehouse.
Proper provision shall be, made for the despositing of wearing
apparel outside the underground bakehouse.