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Battersea 1904
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1904
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Since the kitchens have been regularly inspected there
has been a marked improvement in their condition, but, as was
pointed out in the Annual Report for 1903, there is need for
bye-laws to deal with the structural conditions of the premises,
the way in which they are kept, and the way in which the
food is stored and prepared. The restaurant is becoming more
and more prominent a feature in modern life, as the tendency
of the workers to live at a distance away from their work
increases with the growth of large towns; and it is important
that the food should be stored and prepared under the best
conditions, which is certainly not the case at the present time.
The following is a statement of the work done in connection with restaurant kitchens during 1904:-
| Inspections | 252 |
| Intimations issued | 37 |
| Statutory notices served | — |
| No. of premises licensed to sell intoxicants | 4 |
| No. of premises where gas only is used for cooking | 29 |
| No. of premises where sanitary conveniences are provided for customers | 4 |
| Defects found and remedied— | |
| Refuse receptacles absent or defective | 3 |
| Dirty walls and ceilings | 20 |
| Dirty and defective yards | 7 |
| Drainage defects | 6 |
| Defective sanitary conveniences | 5 |
| Other defects | 7 |
Out-Workers.
The Factory Act of 1901 provides that in certain trades
to be specified by the Home Secretary, the employers shall
twice a year send to the Sanitary Authority lists of the outworkers
employed by them. The trades so far specified by
the Home Secretary are as follows:—
The making, cleaning, washing, altering, ornamenting,
finishing and repairing of wearing apparel and any
work incidental thereto;