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During the year 2,208 inspections of food premises were made and 53 notices
served for sanitary defects found.
The supervision of the many places in the Borough where food is sold, stored,
or prepared for sale is of considerable importance; much attention has to be devoted
to this work to ensure the cleanliness both of premises and utensils, and sound
condition of the food.
Fried Fish Shops.
The fried fish shops in the Borough are regularly inspected to see that they are
kept in conformity with the by-laws made by the London County Council. Two
hundred and sixty-one inspections of such premises were made last year. At the
same time a careful look-out is kept on the soundness of the fish and the wholesomeness
of the materials used in frying.
Ice Cream.
During the year there were 64 premises in the Borough where ice cream was
manufactured, and in addition to my inspections 279 inspections of these premises
were made. In one case ice cream was found being made in an unsatisfactory
basement. Arrangements were at once made for the manufacture in this basement
to be forthwith discontinued.
The existing powers of Local Authorities in London for dealing with the
manufacture, storage and sale of ice cream are not entirely adequate for the
purpose. The manufacture and sale of this commodity is essentially an industry
that should be subject to registration. The registration should extend to itinerant
vendors so that the premises where ice cream containers, and other utensils used
in connection with the trade are stored, could be kept under proper supervision.
Further powers for enforcing cleanliness in the conduct of the business by street
vendors are also desirable. It is the ordinary practice for manufacturers of ice
cream to prepare the "custard" ready for freezing and store it until required for
use, when it is frozen. It has been held that this unfrozen material is not ice
cream or any similar commodity. This decision minimizes the advantage of