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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![To ihe Public Health Committee 0/ the Metropolitan Borouph of Finsbury, Gextlemex, I beg to submit herewith a Special Report on the Bake- houses at present existent in the Borough of hinsbnry. It is drawn up in accordance with the instructions of your Committee in view of the powers conferred upon the Local Authority by the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, Sections 97-102. By that Act it is required that no underground Bakehouse shall be used after January 1st, 1904, unless certified by the Borough Council as suitable for that purpose. It shall not be considered suitable unless the Council is satisfied that it is suitable as re- ^’ards construction, light, ventilation, and in all other respects. There can be no doubt that the object of this legislation is, if not the closure of all underground Bakehouses, at least the closure after January 1st, 1904, of all unsuitable undei'ground Bakehouses, and such alteration of remaining underground Bake- houses as Avill bring them into compliance with the requirements of the Act. Out of 69 Bakehouses in Finsbury 46 are under- ground. It is my duty to state that there are not a few of them Avhich fail to meet the requirements of the Act, or indeed any ordinary common-sense requirements of a Bakehouse. IJie facts contained in the Report speak for themseRes, and it seems to me inevitable that certain underground Bakehouses must now be closed. In other cases I am of opinion that the j)remises are capable of such alteration and im[)rovement as will justify the Council in certifying them as suitable. Taking into consideration all the circumstances of the case I consider that in fairness to the trade and for the pi’oper administration of the Act, the best course will be for the Committee to issue a co]>y of this Re|)ort to eacli person concerned, with the a])])lication form to be filled up {see !>. r>4) in the event of the ])erson desiring to use his underground Bakehouse after 1904, and that thereafter, on the i'ecei))t of apj)lications for certificates, each underground Bakehouse be carefully considered, without ])rejudice, on its oini merits.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22401192_0005.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
