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FOOD SUPPLY.
Milkshops—At the end of the year there remained on the Council's Register 190 premises
where milk was sold. Of these premises 125 were milkshops, 32 were general shops and 33 were
restaurants.
Cowsheds.—The licence, of the only cowshed in the Borough was renewed by the London
County Council for ten cows. The number kept does not as a rule exceed four.
Ice-cream.—At the end of the year 190 premises were shown in the Register of places
where ice-cream is prepared or sold as compared with 188 premises at the end of the preceding year.
Bakehouses.—There are 87 bakehouses in the Borough, and of this number 65 are underground.
Slaughter-houses.—Six slaughter-houses were licensed by the London County Council in
October. Special conditions as to notice and hours of slaughtering attach, as reported in 1916,
to the licence of the house in the Walmer Road, where a considerable number of pigs are killed.
Other Premises Used for Sale, &c., of Food.—These premises are entered in a Register
under the date on which they were finally inspected and found to comply as regards structure with
the sanitary regulations in S. 8 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908. At
the end of the year the following shops or premises remained on the Register, namely:—
Provision
Dealers.
Restaurants.
Butchers'
Shops.
Fried Fish
Shops.
Fishmongers.
Greengrocers.
Other
Shops.
279 166 97 26 54 97 15

Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.—During the year the Sanitary Inspectors collected 699
samples under the above Acts and submitted them to the Public Analyst for analysis. Of the
samples submitted 45, or 6 per cent., were reported as adulterated. Proceedings were taken in
18 cases for adulteration or other offences, the fines and costs inflicted amounting to £26 2s.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES.
Lodgings provided by the Council.—The Council provide within the Borough 120
tenements of one, two, or three rooms for the working classes. Latterly all the Council's
tenements have been let.
Houses Let in Lodgings.—The number of houses let in lodgings on the Council's register
at the end of the year was 2,065. In 1913, 187 of the registered houses were let in furnished
lodgings at a charge of 1s. per night per room. The lodgings in the remainder of the registered
houses are let unfurnished. The inspections and re-inspections of lodging houses numbered 7,459.
Notices requiring the remedy of defects found were served in 492 instances, and 2 cases of overcrowding
were abated. The owners of four lodging houses were summoned for failing to carry out
sanitary repairs and for breach of by-laws for houses let in lodgings. 891 houses were reported as
having been cleansed in accordance with the requirements of By-Law 16.
Common Lodging Houses.—The Common Lodging Houses in the Borough number 20 and
contain accommodation for some 627 persons. Eleven are for male and 9 for female lodgers.
Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910.—The house-to-house inspections
for the purpose of these Regulations and the detection of nuisances numbered 731. This figure
does not include re-inspections, inspections on complaint or inspections of registered lodging houses
for the purpose of enforcing the lodging house by-laws. In accordance with the directions in the
Local Government Board Circular of 4th August, 1915, only urgently necessary work has been
required, with the result that it has not been possible to proceed with the scheme of housing work
which had been instituted on the lines laid down in the regulations.