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Ice Cream.
The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902,
contains special provisions relating to the manufacture and
storage of ice cream. These provisions make it illegal for
an ice cream maker or dealer to make, sell or store ice cream
in any room used as a living or sleeping room ; to do anything
which exposes the ice cream to infection or contamination, or
to omit to notify the outbreak of any infectious disease
amongst his employes.
Every itinerant vendor is obliged to exhibit on his barrow
the name and address of the person from whom he obtains
the ice cream, or his own name and address if he is himself the
maker.
These provisions have been found of great service and
there has been a great improvement in the ice cream premises
during the past year. Shortly after the Act came into force
a systematic inspection of the premises was made by Inspector
Benjamin. The number on the register in 1902 was 80. In
1903, 39 were added and 4 discontinued, making a total of 115.
A number of defects were found on these premises and were
remedied.
Unsound Food.
Nine seizures of unsound food were made during the year,
as is set out in Table XXV. The articles seized on 9th
January and 22nd and 24th July, were being sold from stalls or
barrows in the streets.