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BAKEHOUSES
The number of bakehouses in use during the year was 42. Of these 27 were
underground, and 35 were factory bakehouses. The total number of bakehouses in
the borough is 51, of which 9 are not at present in use, and 6 of these 9 are in premises
which are let for other purposes and at the present time there is apparently no
intention of using them again for baking purposes. It should be noted, however, that
no further authorisation for this purpose is required from the local authority.
Of the 42 bakehouses which are in use 17 manufacture both bread and smalls,
20 bake bread only, and 5 bake cakes and smalls. Of bakehouses where bread is
baked, the largest appear to be one which uses 36 sacks of flour per week, two which
use 26 sacks, 5 between 20 and 25 sacks, 8 between 10 and 20 sacks, 6 between 5
and 10 sacks; the majority of the remainder have only a small trade. 39 bakehouses
have shops attached, and three bakehouses manufacture for the wholesale trade
only.
In connection with bakehouses the sanitary inspectors paid 183 visits of inspection.
Intimation notices were served in 19 instances.
REGISTRATION OF FOOD PREMISES
The Public Health (London) Act, 1936, section 187, requires the registration
with the sanitary authority of certain premises which are used or are proposed to
be used for the sale or manufacture of certain foodstuffs.
The number of premises on the register at the end of 1937 under this section
was: —
(i) Ice cream, etc. 185
(ii) Other food 92
The number of inspections of premises at which food is prepared or sold, made
by each inspector during the year, is shown in table 104 on page 123.
The following foodstuffs were surrendered and destroyed during the year:—
2 tinned hams, 39 cases strip vermicelli, 15 bags macaroni, 1 crate haddock, 152 cases
carrots, 1 case tomatoes, 1 case (2 qrs.) apples, 41 tins pineapple chunks, 8 bars
chocolate.
MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER, 1926
General observation was kept by the inspectors on all purveyors of milk in the
Borough. No legal proceedings were taken during the year.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933
The number of persons whose names are entered in the list as being entitled
to sell those poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List is 39.