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430 of the samples were of milk, and in no case was adulteration
reported. There were 62 dairies (milk shops) registered at the
end of the year. 25 licences to sell tuberculin tested milk and 33
for pasteurised milk were valid during 1946. 126 premises were on
the register for the sale of preserved foods and 41 as fish shops.
s treet stalls from which food was sold numbered 93.
By a res olution of the Council the provision of section 16 of
the food and drugs act 1938 relating to ice cream (which requires
that the name of the dealer should be legibly and conspicuously
displayed on the stall, vehicle, etc., which which it is sold) were
made applicable to all other foods, except milk. This resolution
was approved by the Ministry of Health.
Sixteen premises were registered for the manufacture, storage,
and/or sale of ice cream, making the total on the register 35, one
having been removed during the year.
Draft Regulations made by the Minister of Health prescribing
the, Con ditions under which ice cream can be manufactured, stored
and sold, were issued during the year. They did not, however,
come into force until 1947.

Mortuary.— In view of the large number of bodies of persons
usually res ident in the Borough of Wandsworth received into the
Mortuary, the Council for that Borough decided to make a grant of
£250 towards the cost of maintaining the Mortuary.
Public Conveniences.—To meet the need of increased provision
of public conven i ences, negotiations were opened with the owners
of certain licensed premises with the object of securing the urinals
of those P rem i ses being made available to the public throughout
the day. The negotiations were completed early in 1947 in respect
of seven premises.
Housing.
Number of new houses or tenements (including prefabricated
dwellings) erected during the year 357
Number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects 5,543
(22,818 inspections)