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The number of these places on the register at the end of 1911 was 385 ;
2,067 inspections were made, and 55 notices were served during the year for
sanitary defects found.
In addition to the above inspections of places where food is prepared for
sale, there were also 811 inspections of market streets, each of which includes
a number of stalls at which meat, fish, fruit and vegetables are sold. These
streets are also regularly inspected on Saturday evenings and Sunday
mornings.
SLAUGHTER HOUSE.
There is now only one slaughter-house in the Borough, viz., No. 29, Red
Lion Street, which, in addition to my inspections, was inspected on 12
occasions during the year. Only sheep are killed.
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS.
The number of registered dairies and milkshops in the Borough at the
end of the year was 177, of which 73 were in St. Giles and Bloomsbury, and
104 in the Holborn District.
In all 14 dairies and milk shops were newly registered, 6 belonging to St.
Giles and Bloomsbury, and 8 to the Holborn District.
In addition to my inspections the Sanitary Inspectors made 658 inspections
of these premises, and 3 notices were served for sanitary defects or
breaches of regulations, and in some cases alterations were carried out without
the service of notices.
ICE CREAM.
During the year there were 40 premises in the Borough where ice cream
was manufactured or sold, and in addition to my inspections, 140 inspections
of these premises were made. One notice was served for sanitary defects.
As ice cream is often made in the early morning, inspections between 6
and 9 a.m. were also occasionally made in order to ascertain whether there
were any infringements of the London County Council (General Powers) Act,
1902. No such infringement was found.
UNSOUND FOOD.
Applications were received for removal and destruction as trade refuse of
the following articles of food, all of which were unsound and unfit for the food
of man:—