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ICE CREAM.
In 1912 there were 215 premises in the City where ice creams were sold, as
compared with 243 in 1911.
In 93 instances the ice cream sold at these establishments was manufactured under
supervision within the City, and in 122 cases the commodity was prepared in other
districts and brought into the City ready for sale. In the latter cases, letters of enquiry
relating to the conditions of manufacture were sent to the Medical Officer of Health of
the Borough in which the ice creams were made. Satisfactory reports were received in
each case, and this illustrates the great improvement that has taken place in the
production of this article during the last three years.
The decrease in the number of vendors of ice cream is probably attributable to the
cold and wet summer; many confectioners refraining from making ice cream at all during
the season.

ITINERANT ICE CREAM VENDORS.
Since the City of London Street Traders Act (Traffic) 1909, which came into
operation on October 1st, 1912, there has been almost a total disappearance of these
alien street nuisances; previous to this, 28 were found to be hawking their wares in the
streets of the City. Their names and addresses were obtained, and information as to
the place of manufacture was forwarded to the Medical Officer of the district.
Favourable reports were received in each case.
One itinerant vendor of ice cream was summoned for failing to exhibit a name and
place of manufacture of the ice cream on the barrow from which he was selling, in
accordance with the provisions of the London County Council (General Powers) Act,
1902, Sections 42, 43 and 44. The summoning officer was unable to serve the summons
owing to the fact that the man had disappeared the day previously.
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS ORDERS.
At the end of the year there were 638 purveyors of milk registered in the City of
London, as compared with 639 in 1912, a decrease of one only. Singularly, last year
the difference as compared with the previous year was also only one—an increase.
The sale of milk was discontinued at 34 premises, and the owners' names removed
from the register ; 33 new premises were added, and 23 changes of ownership necessitating
re-registration occurred.
Section 5 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908, provides
that any Sanitary Authority in the Metropolis may remove from or refuse to enter on
the Register the names of dairymen or purveyors of milk whose premises are, in the
opinion of such Sanitary Authority, for any reason unsuitable for the sale of milk