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the section of the London County Council (General Powers)Act, 1902, dealing
with the subject, and it is desirable that the term "ice cream or other similar
commodity" should be defined to include such substance while in process of
manufacture for ice cream.

Market Streets.
In addition to the inspections of places where food is prepared for sale, there
were also 860 inspections of market streets, each of which includes a number of
stalls at which meat, fish, fruit and vegetables are sold. These streets are also
regularly inspected on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings.
It is desirable that further powers should be conferred on Local Authorities
to control the sale of food and other commodities in street markets. These
powers should be sufficient to prevent contamination by street dust, animals,
etc., particularly of such articles as butter, margarine, cheese, etc., which are not
cooked or washed before consumption. A supply of clean water would be of
especial value, particularly to the vendors of fish, vegetables, ice cream and
refreshments, including coffee stalls. Such powers might also extend to the control
of street vendors of food generally.
Meat.
All the butchers shops were frequently inspected. The meat was found to
be dealt with under cleanly conditions and no diseased meat was discovered.
There is only one slaughter-house in the Borough. This was inspected on
eight occasions during the year. Sheep only are slaughtered.