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Shops Act, 1934 — section 10 (but see also Shops Act, 1950, above)
Subsection (2) of section 10 of the Shops Act, 1934 requires that in
every shop, not being a shop exempted from the provisions of this
subsection, there shall be provided and maintained suitable and sufficient
sanitary conveniences available for use of persons employed in or
about the shop.
Under subsection (6) a shop shall be exempted from the provisions
of subsection (2) if there is in force a certificate of exemption granted
by the authority whose duty it is to enforce these provisions. A certificate
is granted if the authority is satisfied that by reason of restricted
accommodation or other special circumstances it is not practicable to
provide the required sanitary conveniences in the shop and that suitable
and sufficient sanitary conveniences are otherwise conveniently available.
Certificates of exemption in respect of sanitary conveniences were
issued in connection with three shops during the year.
Offensive trades
There are no offensive trades carried on in the borough.
Slaughterhouses
There are two private slaughterhouses in the borough, but very
little killing is done. The premises are visited periodically by the
food inspectors. Two applications as required by section 144 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, for the renewal of licences to use
premises as slaughterhouses were received. In both instances the
licences were renewed.
Meat inspection