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Slaughter-Houses.—The following are the five slaughterhouses
situated in Finsbury :—
14, Penton Street 39, Bath Street*
20, Amwell Street 37, Chiswell Street*
191, Goswell Road*
These slaughter-houses have been regularly inspected. The
premises are comparatively small and are not well situated. They
are, however, kept clean, and the paving and drainage is good.
The slaughter-house at 102, Central Street has been closed recently,
as it was situated in an insanitary area for which an improvement
scheme (demolition and reconstruction) is being carried out by the
London County Council. The slaughter-houses marked with an
asterisk are licensed only to kill small cattle.
ICE-CREAM.
The sale of ice-cream as carried on from barrows in London
streets is largely in the hands of Italians, and the cream is for the
most part made upon the premises where the barrow men live. In
London there are, according to the Census (1901), Italians to the
number of 10,889. Of this total, 1,065 live in the Borough of
Finsbury. Most of these persons reside in what is called the
" Italian Quarter," and many of them are engaged in the manufacture
of ice-cream.
During 1903, a determined effort has been made to supervise the
ice-cream industry, not only in the Italian Quarter but throughout
the Borough. A system of Registration was adopted in 1901, and
has been strictly followed out in 1903, with the result that we have
at present 101 registered premises in which this trade is carried on;
91 are both makers and sellers, and 48 of the shops belong to
Italians. On and after November 1st, our position, in relation to
this trade, was much strengthened by the Ice-cream Clauses of the
London County Council (General Powers Act, 1902, Part viii.,
Sections 42-45, which gave powers to enforce the following-—
(a) Ice-cream must be made and stored in sanitary premises.
(b) It must not be made or stored in living rooms.
(c) Strict precautions must be taken as to protection from contamination.
(d) Cases of infectious disease must be reported.
(e) The name and address of the maker must appear on street
barrows.