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Ice Cream.
There are 66 premises in the Borough from which ice
cream is sold. Eight of these premises were occupied by
Italians, of whom 7 carried on a trade in this article of food
from street barrows. During the year 366 inspections of
ice cream premises and street barrows were made, and 3
notices were served to remedy insanitary defects, which were
duly complied •with.
Milk Shops.
There are 134 premises in Battersea where milk is sold.
These are kept under systematic inspection by the Council's
inspector, and during the year 465 inspections were made, and
26 notices were served to remedy insanitary conditions, all of
which were complied with.
Restaurant-Kitchens.
The total number of restaurant-kitchens and eating-houses
on the register at the end of 1919 was 89. These premises
were all kept under systematic inspection during the year 1920.
It was found necessary to serve 18 notices to remedy 27 defects
found on inspection.
Fish Shops.
There are 59 premises in the Borough at which fish is sold.
At some of them fish alone is vended. At others fried fish,
cooked on the premises, is sold, and at a few premises the
curing of fish is carried on as well.
All premises, where the business of a fishmonger, fried
fish vendor, or fish curer is carried on, are kept under
systematic inspection. During 1920, 164 inspections were
carried out, and notices were served to remedy 18 defects
found on inspection.
Milk and Cream Regulations, 1912.
All samples of milk are examined by the Public Analyst
for the presence of preservatives, but in no case of the 717
samples taken was a preservative certified as being present.
Owing to the high price and scarcity of cream, there has
been great difficulty in obtaining samples for analysis during
1920.