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These premises are frequently and systematically inspected
by the Council's Officers. During 1912 504 inspections of
slaughterhouses were made in connection with the inspection of
food, etc. Slaughterhouses are annually licensed by the London
County Council as the licensing authority, but the duty of inspection
and the enforcement of the by-laws and regulations made for
the sanitation of these premises is carried out by the Borough
Council as the Sanitary Authority.
Cow-houses.
There are now remaining in the Borough only two licensed
cow-houses situate as under:—
14, Bellevue Road. 17, Wiseton Road.
Very few cows are kept in these sheds, the keeping of cows in
London being, it is satisfactory to note, a dying industry. These
premises require to be annually licensed as in the case of slaughterhouses
by the licensing authority, the London County Council,
but the enforcement of the by-laws and regulations governing the
sanitation, etc., devolves upon the Borough Council. The cowsheds
in the Borough were systematically inspected during the
year, and may be said to be (sanitarily) in a fairly satisfactory
condition.
Ice-Cream.
During the year the number of known premises in which icecream
is manufactured or sold was 181, as compared with 174 in
1911.
Of the 181 premises, ten are occupied by Italians, who employ
twenty-six barrows in the sale of the article. The premises where
the ice-cream is made are frequently and systematically inspected.
During 1912 491 visits of inspection were made to ice-cream
dealers' premises. Nine intimation and one statutory notices
were served to abate ten defects, mostly of an unimportant
character. Owing no doubt to the salutary effect of the proceedings
which the Council found it advisable to take against one or
two ice-cream vendors during recent years, there has been a
decided improvement in the conditions under which this article is
prepared and sold in the Borough. During 1912 no legal proceedings
were required for breaches of the Act of Parliament
governing the preparation and sale of ice-cream.
Milk Shops.
The number of milk shops in Battersea at the end of 1911
was 176. During 1912 six new milk shops were added, and twelve
removed from the register kept of these premises, the total
number on the register at the end of 1912 being 170.