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ICE CREAM SHOPS.
The following is a summary of the work during 1913:—Inspector Firth had
7 under observation, 5 of which required more or less cleansing. Inspector Jordan
had 1.0, in 2 of which sanitary notices were necessary for cleansing and repairs.
Inspector Langstone visited 17, which seem to have been in a satisfactory sanitary
condition. Inspector Pearson had 21 under visitation, and sanitary notices were
served in respect to 9, of which 6 were for cleansing, 1 for a defective roof, 1 for
defective eaves guttering and 1 for absence of proper dust receptacle. Inspector
Stokes had 13 under inspection, all of which appeared in a satisfactory sanitary
condition. Inspector Wright had 11 under observation, one of which required
cleansing. Inspector Pratt visited 8; 1 notice was required for cleansing and
repairs. Inspector Chapman had 11 under observation and 1 notice for general
cleansing was necessary.
Altogether 98 premises whereon ice cream was made or sold were under
inspection during the year. In 79 of them the general sanitary condition was
satisfactory ; in 19 instances sanitary notices were necessary.
COOKSHOPS, COFFEE HOUSES AND EATING HOUSES.
Inspector Firth had 9 under observation, in 8 of which more or less cleansing
was required. Inspector Jordan had 78 under observation, including the kitchens
of 18 public houses; in 32 instances sanitary notices were necessary, in 3 instances
flushing cisterns were defective, in 5 dust receptacles were required, in 2 roofs
were defective, in 3 sinks required to be properly trapped, in one the yard paving
was defective, in 3 instances light and ventilation were provided for w.c.'s, in
2 rain water pipes were repaired and in 3 instances obstructed drains had to be
dealt with. A good deal of general cleansing was also carried out ; 21 kitchens,
9 other rooms and 8 basements being cleansed and whitewashed and the walls of
yards and w.c.'s were limewashed in 4 instances. Inspector Langstone had
11 under inspection, one of which required to be dealt with on account of the
presence of rats, the premises being, moreover, dirty and dilapidated. Inspector
Pearson had 34 under observation; in 2 instances notices as to cleansing were
necessary and in one the kitchen flooring was defective. Inspector Stokes visited
15 and in one instance a sanitary notice was required, the flooring and yard
paving being defective, and there was the absence of a proper dust receptacle.
Inspector Wright had 16 under inspection and in 14 instances sanitary notices
were necessary, mainly for cleansing and repairs. Inspector Pratt visited 18 and
in 5 instances notices were necessary for cleansing and repairs. Inspector Chapman
had 12 under observation and one notice was necessary for general cleansing and a
defective roof.
Altogether 193 cookshops, coffee houses, eating houses, and kitchens of
public-houses, were under observation during the year as compared with 194 in
1912, 202 in 1911, 198 in 1910, 204 in 1909, 197 in 1908, 188 in 1907, 178 in 1906,
and 182 in 1905. In 65 instances sanitary notices were necessary.