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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![knowina'ly suffers to be occu])ied any place contrary to this Section he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding, for the first offence, twenty shillings, and for any subsequent offence five pounds.” 101.—(1) “An underground bakehouse shall not be used as a bakehouse unless it was so used at the passing of this Act.” (2) “Subject to the foregoing provision, after the 1st day of .lanuary, 1904, an underground bakehouse shall not be used unless certified by the district council to be siutable for that purpose.” (3) “ For the purpose of this section an underground bakehouse shall mean a bakehouse, any baking room of which is so situate that the surface of the floor is more than three feet below the surface of the footway of the adjoining street, or of the ground adjoining or nearest to the room. The expression “ baking room ” means any room used for baking, or for any process incidental thereto.” (4) “ An underground bakehouse shall not be ceibified as suitable uidess the district council is satisfied that it is suitable as regards construction, light, ventilation, and in all other respects.” (5) “ This section shall have effect as if it were included among the provisions relating to bakehouses which are referred to in section 26 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.” (6) “If any place is used in contravention of this section it shall be deemed to be a workshop not kept in conformity with this Act.” (7) “ In the event of the refusal of a certificate by the district council, the occupier of the bakdiousc may, within twenty-one days from the refusal, by complaint apply to a court of summary jurisdiction, and if it ap])ears to the satisfaction of the court that the bakehouse is suitable for use as regards construction, light, ventilation, and in all other resi)ects, the court shall thereupon grant a certificate of suitability of the bakehouse, which shall have effect as if granted by the district council.” Prohibition of Underground Bakehouses.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22401192_0015.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
