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FISH CURER.
By-laws made by the Council under Section 9 of the London County
Council {General Powers) Act, 1908, for regulating the conduct,
within the Administrative County of London (elsewhere than in
the City of London and so much of the Port of London as established
for the purposes of the laws relating to the customs of the
United Kingdom as is within the county) of the business of a fish
curer, and with respect to the premises in or upon which such
business is carried on, and the apparatus, utensils and appliances
used for the purposes of or in connection with such business.
1.—A person carrying on the business of a fish curer
shall not knowingly allow any person suffering from an
infectious disease to take part or assist in the preparation,
storage or distribution of food in connection with his business
in such a manner as may be likely to spread such infectious
disease.
2.—A person carrying on the business of a fish curer
shall not, for the purposes of his business, cause, suffer or
permit the gutting, cleansing, curing (otherwise than by drying
or smoking) or storing of fish or other article of human food
in any room or place which is not constructed in accordance
with the following requirements—
(a) Such room or place, if used as aforesaid in wet
weather, shall be provided with a rainproof ceiling
or roof.
(b) Such room or place shall be adequately lighted,
and if provided with windows or other openings
for the purpose of lighting, the aggregate area of
such windows or openings shall be equal to at
least one-tenth of the floor area of such room or
place, and the windows shall be so constructed
that a portion equal to at least one-twentieth of
the floor area can be opened.
(c) Such room or place shall have permanent openings
to the external air for ventilation, the aggregate
area of such openings shall be equal to at least
one-fortieth of the floor area of such room or
place, and such openings shall be so placed as to
secure the efficient ventilation of the whole of the
air space of such room or place.
(d) So far as may be necessary to prevent the absorption
of any filth or refuse or any noxious, offensive
or other similar matter which may fall or be