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An authorised officer of a local authority shall, on
producing some duly authenticated document, have a right
at all reasonable times to enter and inspect premises for
the purposes of the Act. The Medical Officer of Health and
sanitary inspectors are, by virtue of their appointments,
deemed to be authorised officers.
A person guilty of an offence under the Act is liable
for a first offence to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds
and, for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not
exceeding one hundred pounds or six months' imprisonment
or to both.
It is the duty of every local authority to enforce
the Act in its area. A local authority in London is
defined as the sanitary authority for the purposes of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, that is, a metropolitan
borough council.
Public advertisements were issued by the Council
calling attention to the provisions of the Act and
Regulations made thereunder. By the end of the year 17
premises had been registered under the Act.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OP FOOD
General
There are no abattoirs or slaughter-houses in the
borough, and no killing of animals for human consumption
is carried out.
All premises, where food is prepared, stored or exposed
for sale for human consumption. are frequentlv inspected.

Clean Food Campaign
The Council decided that a Clean Pood Advisory Committee
should be formed in Kensington of representatives of the
various sections of food traders to advise upon the methods
of promoting hygienic practices among food handlers, and to
further co-operation between the Council and the food
traders in improving the hygiene of the preparation, sale
and storage of food.