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No legal action was found necessary during the year under
review in regard to the various Orders made under the Act.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.
The Medical Officer of Health and the staff of sanitary inspectors
have been authorised by the Council to enforce the provisions of the
various Orders made under the Act. A few offences were reported
during 1930 which were dealt with by cautioning the offenders.
Artificial Cream Act, 1929.
Only one shop is registered under the provisions of this Act
for the sale of artificial cream. These premises are periodically
inspected.
Fish Shops.
Fish shops in which fish either cooked or uncooked is sold,
or in which the curing of fish intended for sale is carried on, number
76 (two more than at the end of 1929). All these premises are
kept under systematic inspection.
Two hundred and eighty-eight inspections were made during
1930 and 27 notices (21 intimation and 6 statutory) were served
for various defects found on inspection.
Restaurant Kitchens.
The number of restaurant kitchens and eating houses on the
register at the end of 1930 was 116, 9 having been added and 11
removed. During the year 293 inspections were carried out and in
32 cases it was found necessary to serve notices (including 4 statutory
notices) to remedy defects, mainly for lack of cleanliness.
Street Stalls for Sale of Food.
There are 212 street stalls in the borough for the sale of foodstuffs
of varied character, namely: vegetables and fruit 147,
refreshments (coffee stalls) 8, fish and poultry 21, meats and
rabbits 4, sweets 6, and other foods 26.
Inspections numbering 239 were made of the premises used by
street vendors for the storage of their stocks, and 55 intimation
and 11 statutory notices were served to remedy defects found.