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The premises have been periodically inspected and the regulations
enforced.
By the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902,
itinerant vendors of ice-cream are bound to show the name and
address of the manufacturer of the substance on their barrows. As
is shown in the table on page 137, legal proceedings were taken
against three persons who were prosecuted for failing to comply
with this requirement.
BUTTER, MARGARINE, etc.
Since the coming into operation of the Butter and Margarine
Act, 1907, on 1st January, 1908, wholesale dealers in and manufacturers
of butter and milk - blended butter must be registered
in the same way as margarine dealers and manufacturers, registration
of whom was called for by the Margarine Act, 1887, Sec. 9, and
the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1889, Sec. 7 (4). Registration is
made by the Local Authority, and during 1908, 3 butter, and 4 milkblended
butter manufacturers and wholesale dealers were registered
by the Borough Council. The number of persons on the margarine
register is 19, 7 names having been added in 1908.
The number of samples of butter taken during the year is shown
in the table on page 96. Of these, 9 were found to be adulterated,
legal proceedings being instituted in respect of 7.