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34
Offensive Trades.
During the year the following offensive trades were carried on
in the Borough:—
Skin dressers
6
Skin merchants
1
Sheep skin rug-makers
1
Soap boilers
2
Fellmongers
1
Twenty-one inspections of these premises were made, and two
notices under the provisions of the Public Health (London) Act
were served.
Rag and Bone Dealers.
There are 25 places in the Borough where the business of a
dealer in rags and bones was conducted during 1936.
Fifty-two visits of inspection were made to these premises,
and three sanitary notices were served.
On two occasions during 1936 the Public Health Committee
directed that cautions be administered for contraventions of the
by-laws in respect of the exchange of toys for old clothes.
Sanitary Conveniences attached to Licensed Premises.
The Sanitary Inspectors made 795 inspections of the sanitary
conveniences of licensed premises in the Borough during 1936.
It was necessary to serve 17 sanitary notices.
At the end of the year there were 88 public-houses in the
Borough which had urinals opening on to the public footway.
Shops Act, 1934.
The provisions of this Act relating to sanitary arrangements,
ventilation and temperature in shops are administered in London
by sanitary authorities. Inspection duties of these premises are
carried out by the district Sanitary Inspectors, and during 1936
706 inspections and 243 re-inspections were made.
Suitable and sufficient sanitary conveniences and washing
facilities must be provided in a shop unless a certificate of
exemption is granted. The duty of requiring compliance with the
Act in respect of the provision of washing facilities rests with the
London County Council.
Such a certificate may only be granted where the authority
are satisfied that, by reason of restricted accommodation or other