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Ice-Cream Premises.
45 visits were paid to these premises by tlie food inspectors during 1916.
N legal proceedings were taken in respect of tlie manufacture or sale of
ice cream.
Fried Fish and Fish Curing Premises.
At the end of 1916 there were 56 fried fish vendors' premises in the borough,
at 3 of which fish curing was also carried on. There were 14 fish curers'
premises, including these three. 206 visits were made by the food inspectors
to these premises during the year.
A large number of these premises are not in compliance with the by-laws
as regards the structure of their premises and apparatus, but as practically
all of them have been in use for some years they are exempt from the
operations of the by-laws in this respect.
Premises where Horse-flesh is prepared for Human Food.
Towards the end of 1916 premises were opened in Camden Town for the
preparation of horse-flesh for human food. The proprietors are Belgians, and
the food is understood to be mainly for Belgians in various parts of the
country. No horses are killed on the premises, nor is there any retail trade
there. The dressed carcases are brought in from horse slaughterers outside
the borough. The principal products are salted horse-flesh (filet d' An vers)
and horse tongues, a cooked sausage of the " german sausage " type (ceivelas),
and a dried uncooked sausage (saucisson de Boulogne). These fetch good prices
and are as well prepared as foods made from beef, etc. Certain alterations
to the premises were suggested and carried out.
In 1917 other premises were opened in the south of the borough for the
same purpose by another Belgian firm.
Other Food Premises.
The number of inspections made of butchers' and fishmongers' shops, premises
where prepared meats (such as sausages, pies, tripe, cooked meat, &c.)
are made, marketing places, &c., will be found in table 6 on page 68.
Bakehouses and restaurant kitchens are referred to under the heading of
Workshops (see pages 45-48.)
Slaughter-Houses.
There were 12 licensed slaughter-houses in the borough at the end of 1916.
226 visits to slaughter-houses were made by the food inspectors during the
year.
The Rag Flock Ac:r, 1911.
No samples were taken under this Act during 1916.
GENERAL SANITARY WORK.
In this section reference is made to sanitary work carried out during the
year by the staff. Some of this is mentioned in the foregoing parts of the
report.