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year an inspection of these premises was made and it was found
that there were 227 general shops in which bread was sold.
The quantity sold was usually small, but in some cases it
was considerable. The information obtained in this connection
is summarised below : —
No. of shops selling- less than 10 quarterns daily ... 84
„ „ between 10 and 20 „ „ ... 86
„ „ between 20 and 30 „ „ ... 27
„ „ more than 30 „ „ ... 16
In 14 cases no information could be obtained.
The total quantity of bread sold in these shops appear to
be about 3,000 quarterns daily. The bread is usually obtained
from large wholesale firms and comparatively little is baked
in Battersea.
One hundred and forty-nine shops were found to be clean,
58 fairly clean, and 20 dirty. Paraffin oil was sold in 132
shops, insect powder or vermin killer in tins or packets in 51,
and disinfectants, chiefly carbolic powder, in 18. Many shops
sold carbolic soap and blacking, and in a few cases coal was
retailed on the premises. If it is important that human food
should be clean these articles must be regarded as out of place
in a shop where bread is sold. At all events, the sale of such
articles as disinfectants and " vermin killer " in the same shop
with bread is most undesirable, and should be prohibited. The
Legislature has provided Sanitary Authorities with a fairly
stringent code to apply to places where bread is made, but
there are no special powers to deal with places where it is sold.
The registration of all bread-sellers and the power for Sanitary
Authorities to make bye-laws to regulate places where bread
is made or sold are measures which appear to be needed at
the present time.
Licensed Premises.
During the year an enquiry was made into the sanitary
condition of the licensed premises in the Borough, which
number 217, 85 being fully licensed premises, 77 beer-houses,