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St Pancras 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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The figures in regard to registration of milkshops are set out below :—
No. of purveyors of milk at retail milkshops on register at end
of 1914 241
Deduct No. of purveyors removed from register during 1915 24
Add No. of purveyors added to register by resolution of Council
during 1915 30
No. of purveyors of milk at retail milkshops on register at end of
1915 247
At the end of 1915 there were on the register in addition to these 247 retail
milkshops and 5 cowsheds (of which 4 are attached to retail milkshops included
in the 247), 2 persons in respect of premises where only a wholesale milk trade
is done, and 6 itinerant vendors without milkshops, one of whom was added to
the register during 1915.
Legal Proceedings.—In the following cases prosecutions were undertaken
under the Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops Order of 1885 and 1886 in respect
of the sale of milk by unregistered persons.
In all these cases the Durvevors had been removed from the register or refused registration in virtue of the power conferred on the Council by Sec. 5. of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908 : —
| Unregistered Premises. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty. | Costs. | ||
| Unlawfully carrying on the business of a purveyor of milk at 52, Tottenham Street, without being registered with | 1915. Apr. 20 | £10 0 | - |
| Do. at 39, Sidmouth Street | Apr. 24 | £5 0 0 | — |
| Do. at 20, Rochford Street | Mav 28 | £1 0 0 | — |
| Do. at 86, Cromer Street | July 15 | 2s. | £100 |
Ice-Cream Premises.
386 visits were paid to these premises by the food inspectors during 1915.
No legal proceedings were taken in respect of the manufacture or sale of
ice cream.
Fried Fish and Fish Curing Premises.
At the end of 1915 there were 65 fried fish vendors' premises in the borough,
at four of which fish curing was also carried on. There were 16 fish curers'
premises, including these four. 228 visits were made by the food inspectors
to these premises during the year.
A large number of these premises are not in compliance with the by-laws
as regards the structure of their premises and apparatus, but as practically
all of them have been in use for some years they are exempt from the
operations of the by-laws in this respect.