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Lambeth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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In addition to the shops, the market stalls are periodically
inspected to see that the stall owners are carrying out the requirements
of the various acts, orders and regulations affecting their
particular businesses.
Further, the requirements as to registration include premises
used for the preparation or manufacture of sausages, or potted,
pressed, pickled, or preserved meat, fish or other food intended
for sale. The total number of such premises registered is now
343, of which many come within the scope of the Public Health
(Meat) Regulations, 1924, and are consequently inspected with
the shops at which meat is sold.
The special inspection of these premises for which applications
for registration have been received has added considerably to the
work of the Department.
In addition to the special inspections reported above, the usual routine inspections of all other known food premises such as bakehouses, milkshops, general stores, the kitchens of shops, hotels, restaurants, and public-houses, have been made during the year, as follows :—
| Bakehouses | 291 |
| Milkshops | 1,066 |
| Ice cream premises | 384 |
| Restaurants, etc | 469 |
Generally speaking, the conditions disclosed have been found
satisfactory, and such alterations and cleansing found to be needed
have been carried out as a rule without the service of notices.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.
No prosecutions have been instituted during the year for offences
against this Act; the requirements of the Marking Orders have
been generally observed by traders although the exercise of constant
supervision has been necessary. With regard to the marking of
imported eggs, however, suspicions have been entertained that
there have been instances of imported eggs being offered for sale as
"English" after removal of the marking on the shell. Owing to
difficulty in obtaining positive evidence it has not been possible
to institute proceedings but the matter is still receiving attention.