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A purchaser who asks for milk and is supplied with milk plus a
preservative, does not receive an article of the nature, substance, and
quality demanded, and the seller commits an offence against the Sale of
Food and Drugs Acts. The Council therefore give notice that prosecutions
will be instituted under the Acts in all cases in which the Public Analyst
reports that a preservative has been added to milk.
By Order, A. Steele Sheldon, Town Clerk.
Town Clerk's Office, Wimbledon, December, 1906.
Shop Hours Act, 1892, and Seats for Shop Assistants
Act, 1899.—The Watch Committee instructed Mr.
Johnson in June to ascertain and report how far Section 4 of the
Shop Hours Act, 1892—which provides that in every shop in which
a young person is employed, a notice shall be kept exhibited by the
employer in a conspicuous place, referring to the provisions of the
Act, and stating the number of hours in the week during which a
young person may lawfully be employed in that shop—and that the
Seats for Shop Assistants Act, 1899, are being observed in the
Borough.
In the portion of the town which was inspected, 436 shops were
visited. Young persons as defined by the Act were employed
at 198, at which 93, or 47 per cent., the notice as required by
Section 4 was exhibited. Females were found to be employed
at 61 of the premises visited, and at 59 of these, seats for assistants
were provided.
In order to prove that the shop-keeper is aware of the provisions
of the Act, and to avoid difficulty should it be necessary to take legal
proceedings in the future, it was decided that the notice should be
provided by the Council and one sent to the occupier of each shop.
Petroleum Acts, 1871 to 1879.—Twenty licenses for
the storage or sale of petroleum have been granted during the year,
16 being renewals.
Samples have been taken at all premises where petroleum as
defined by the Acts is sold. These were tested and found to be
well above the standard flash point. The premises have also been
inspected to see that the conditions attached to the licenses were
complied with. No breach of regulations or statute was discovered.
Unsound Food.—The stalls and barrows in the Broadway and
High Street, Merton, from which food and fruit is sold have been
inspected each Saturday night, and shops throughout the district at
irregular intervals.