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most suitable one for Bermondsey to adopt would be on the lines
of the Scheme which is working successfully in the Borough of
Camberwell. Although the Borough Councils have no Statutory
Powers for dealing with existing street markets as such, they have
control over the streets, and if this is taken in conjunction with
the powers vested in the Police, a Scheme can be put in operation,
which will accomplish the desired end.
The Commissioner of Police under the Metropolitan Streets
Act, 1867, has made Regulations, with the approval of the
Secretary of State, for the carrying on of the business of coster-<*>
monger, street hawker and itinerant trader within such parts of
the Metropolis as are enclosed in a circle with a six-mile radius
from Charing Cross.
The Scheme mentioned above provides for the registering of
stall-holders by the Council, in the various streets where markets
are held at present, and the Police Authorities are asked to keep
all other streets clear of stalls. Each stall-holder when registered
receives a certificate, of Which the duplicate is retained by the
Public Health Department, and a copy given to the Police
numbered according to an index-letter for each market street,
and containing the name and address of the stall-holder. Each
stall-holder pays a email fee to cover the cost of registration and
the removal of refuse.
The weekly sum payable by the stall-holder must be limited
to cover the cost of removal of trade refuse, with the necessary
vehicles and plant, and the salary of a collector with the necessary
receipt books.
A responsible man will have to be appointed to collect the
money and keep the books, and exercise, in conjunction with the
Police, a certain control over the stall-holders, and to carry out
this important work, the best plan would be for the Council to
appoint a qualified Sanitary Inspector as Market Inspector, who
could, in addition to the duties described above, carry out the
duties of a Sanitary Inspector under the Public Health (London)
Act in reference to food inspection and scavenging. He would
also do the work under the Public Health (Meat) Regulations and
Sale of Foods Order, and all moneys collected would be paid to
the Borough Treasurer.
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