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Bakehouses numbered 41 at the end of the year. The number of
underground bakehouses was reduced to 10. Two of the 41 premises
do not rank as factories since only the proprietor works on the premises.
140 inspections of bakehouses were made during 1943.
Protection of the Food Supply.—1,200 samples (of which 604 were
informally taken) were analysed by the Public Analyst. Of these 15
(6 informal) were certified to be adulterated, which gives a percentage of
adulteration of 1.25.
576 of the samples were of milk, the percentage of adulteration
among which was 0.87. There were 68 dairies (milk shops) registered
at the end of the year. 21 licences to sell tuberculin tested milk and 32
for pasteurised milk were valid during 1943. 129 premises were on the
register for the sale of preserved foods and 33 as fish shops. Street
stalls from which food was sold numbered 83.
Housing.
Number of new houses or tenements erected during the year Nil
Number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects 4,147
(26,570 inspections)
Number of dwelling-houses found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation—
(i) Dealt with under Housing Act Nil
(ii) Dealt with under Public Health (London) Act 1,722
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit by informal
action Nil
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Statutory
Housing Act notices were served requiring repairs Nil
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Public Health
Act notices were served requiring defects to be remedied 1,722
(2,184 intimation notices)
Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices—
(i) By owners 1,711
(1,955 intimation notices complied with)
(ii) By Local Authority in default of owners 4
Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect
of which Closing Orders were made Nil