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Ice Creams.
The provisions of the London County Council (General Powers)
Bill, 1902, dealing with the manufacture, storage, and sale of ice creams,
came into operation at the end of last year.
There are at the present time 69 premises in the Borough where
ice cream is made or sold. These, and the barrows of itinerant street
vendors, have been regularly inspected and found to be generally in
good condition.
In the following cases fault was found with the manner in which
the business was carried on:—
Shops.
A.—The ice cream sold here was made in the neighbouring
borough of St. Pancras. A portion of the shop had been
screened off, and was used for sleeping purposes. As a result
of the caution, the ice cream was not again stored inside, but
was sold from a barrow outside until the end of the summer,
when the premises were closed.
B.—A considerable quantity of ice cream is made at this shop, the
greater part of which is retailed from street barrows. On one
occasion hot milk, with other ingredients used for making ice
cream, was found standing to cool in large uncovered pans on
the cement floor of a basement room, where barrow painting
was in progress. At the instance of the Inspector, the
painting was at once discontinued.