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carried out, and 26 notices were served to remedy 28 defects
found on inspection. These mainly referred to dirty premises,
dirty and defective vessels, defective sanitary fittings, etc.
Two unregistered milk vendors were discovered, and
cautionary letters were sent by order of the Health Committee
to the offenders.
Fish Shops.
Fish shops in the Borough in which fish, either cooked or
uncooked, is sold, or in which the curing of fish intended for
sale is carried on, number 47. All these premises are kept
under systematic inspection. During 1921, 329 inspections were
carried out and 59 notices were served for various insanitary
conditions found on inspection.
In connection with the removal of fish offal from fishmongers'
premises during the year proceedings were instituted
against a contractor for a breach of the by-laws regulating the
removal of offensive matter. The defendant was ordered to pay
£1 3s. costs.
Restaurant-Kitchens
The total number of restaurant-kitchens and eating-houses
on the register at the end of 1921 was 92. These premises are
usually well kept. They are regularly inspected, and during the
year it was found necessary to serve 38 notices to remedy various
defects, mainly of a minor character.
Street Stalls for the Sale of Food.
There are in the Borough a large number of street vendors
of food stuffs of various character, viz., fruit 42, vegetables
43, fish 19, meat and rabbits 7, sweets and confectionery 6,
other foods 7.
These street stalls are kept under systematic inspection.
The premises where the stocks are kept, from which the street
stalls are supplied, are also inspected. Where these premises
are, as in some instances, outside the Borough the Medical
Officer of Health of the Borough is notified.
During the year it was found necessary to serve 27 notices
to remedy defects or insanitary conditions in premises in which
food intended for sale from street stalls was found to be stored.
The food sold from these stalls is generally sound and of
good quality and sold at a lower price than is usually charged
in the shops, and they are a boon to the poorer class of the
community.
It would be, however, from the public health standpoint,
an advantage to have these street vendors of food intended for
human consumption registered by the Local Authority, and
powers should, in my opinion, be given to enforce this
provision.