Bakehouses in Finsbury : a special report under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, Sections 97-102 / by George Newman.
- Finsbury (London, England). Public Health Committee.
- Date:
- 1902
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Bakehouses in Finsbury : a special report under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, Sections 97-102 / by George Newman. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![of'cnpier mid on the jierson letting or suffering tlie Bakehouse to be occupied, and a further fine not exceeding 5s. for each day occu])ation continues after conviction. (2) All inside walls and ceilings of rooms and all yiassages and staircases must be limewashed every six months, or coated with three coats of paint or varnish every seven years and washed with hot water and soap every six months ; if not, the Bakehouse will be deemed not to be kept in conformity with the Act. (3) Places on the same level with a Bakehouse and forming part of the same building must not be used as sleeping places unless effectually separated from the Bakehouse by a ))artition from floor to ceiling and provided wdth an external glazed window 9 square feet, of which 4-^ feet must be made to open :— for a first offence a penalty of £1 and for a second or subsequent offence a penalty of £5 may be imposed both on the person occupying and on the person letting or knowingly suffering the place to be occupied. Further, new^ duties of great importance are placed by sec. 101 of the Act on District Councils in regard to Underground Bakehouses :— (i) The Act provides generally that no Underground Bake- house shall be used as such unless it was so used on the 17th August last : this provision it will be the duty of the C'ouncil to enforce in the case of retail Bakehouses. (ii) Moreover, after 1st January, 1904—that is, after a period of two years from the coming into force of the Act—it will not be lawful to use any Underground Bakehouse (whenever established) unless the Council are satisfied that it is suitable for the purpose in regard to construction, light, ventilation, and in all other I'espects, and have given it a certificate of suitability. This provision will apj)ly to all Bakehouses, whether wholesale or retail.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22401192_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
