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these places fried fish only is sold ; in 16, wet and dried fish
only is sold ; and 4 shops sell wet, dried and fried fish.
These premises are frequently inspected, and during the
year notices were served in 8 instances for various insanitary
conditions, all of which were complied with.
Butchers' Shops.
There are 92 butchers' shops in Battersea, all of which are
systematically inspected by Inspector Chuter. On 56 of these
premises sausage-making or meat-chopping is carried on, the
work being done by hand in 42 cases, and by machinery in 14
cases. Ninety of the shops are provided with ice-safes. The
trade refuse is removed as follows :—
Once a week 3 shops
Twice a week 70 shops
Three times a week 15 shops
Four times a week 2 shops
Daily 5 shops
The premises generally are well kept and are on the whole
in a satisfactory condition.
During the year 958 inspections of butchers' shops were
made.
Sale of Food and Drugs Act.
The following table shows the number of samples taken
during 1907, and the number found to be genuine or otherwise
:—