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year. In 6 of these premises the kitchen was underground.
During the year it was found necessary to take action in
connection with sanitary defects in 55 instances. In the
majority of cases these defects were not of a very serious
nature, and there is evidence that the strict sanitary supervision
that is being carried out has effected a considerable improvement.
The chief defects were dirty floors, walls and ceilings,
unclean or defectively-paved yards or areas, where food was
being prepared. In a number of instances there was an absence
of proper and sufficient dust-bin accommodation, and in several
the sanitary conveniences were defective. In four cases the
sanitary convenience was found to ventilate into the room
where food was being prepared, contrary to the bye-law of the
London County Council, which states that no sanitary convenience
shall directly communicate with a room in which food
is being prepared. In three of these premises the nuisance has
been abated, and in the fourth the work in connection with the
abatement is being carried out.
In many of these premises the proprietors conduct their
business in a satisfactory manner as regards cleanliness and
freedom from contamination in the preparation of food. Some
of them, however, require a constant reminder of their duty in
this respect, and it is not always the small and cheaper
restaurant proprietors that are the defaulters, many of the
more pretentious premises requiring a frequent visit from the
inspector.
The following is a list of the restaurants and eating-houses
in the Borough at the end of the year 1907 :—