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Ice Cream Manufacture.—In accordance with the requirements
of the London County Council General Powers Act, 1902,
a Register has been compiled of the premises where this commodity
is manufactured, or sold by retail, and at the beginning of
the year we were aware of 103 such premises, 19 have been added
during the year, 4 taken off, leaving a total of 118 premises.
These premises have been frequently inspected, and defects were
found on 9 premises, which received our attention, and the matters
complained of were speedily remedied. Observation has also been
kept upon the vendors of this class of commodity who frequent
the Heath and other public places for the sale of this commodity,
particularly on the occasion of public holidays ; the name and
address of the manufacturer of the commodity has generally been
found displayed. In one instance, however, where such name
and address was not found displayed upon the barrow, proceedings
were taken, the person was fined 10s. and costs.
Water Supply. The water supplied throughout the whole
of the district is obtained from the Kent Waterworks Company,
and has maintained its usually high character with regard to its
purity. The following extracts from the Annual Report of the
Local Government Board for 1902-3 will doubtless be interesting.
" In the matter of the general excellence of the water supplied, the
Kent Company retains its position at the head of the list." " The
statutory obligation of the Kent Company as regards the maximum
height at which water is to be delivered where the supply is constantly
laid on under pressure is up to a height of 180 feet above
Trinity high-water mark," in accordance with the requirements of
the Kent Waterworks Act, 1864, section 7 ; slight reservations
however are made in reference to the supply from a certain reservoir
belonging to the Company; the Report states that these