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Fish Shops.
Shops in which fish, either cooked or uncooked, is sold, or where
the curing or smoking of fish is carried on, are regularly inspectedThere
are 42 such shops in the Borough. 139 inspections were made,
and 3 notices served in respect of breaches of the Food Hygiene
Regulations.
Preserved Food Premises.
Section 16 (b) of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, provides for the
registration of premises used for the preparation or manufacture of
sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food intended for sale.
A total of 111 premises were registered at the end of the year. In
addition to butchers' and fish shops, 9 inspections of other preserved
food premises were carried out. Four notices under the Food Hygiene
Regulations were served.
Catering Establishments.
All restaurants, cafes, canteens and kitchens are regularly inspected
throughout the year. There are 224 of these premises on the Register,
and 762 inspections were made, 5 notices under the Food Hygiene
Regulations being served.
Food Stalls.
All street stalls from which food for human consumption is
sold are regularly inspected and, where the food sold is stored in the
Borough, the storage places are also inspected. There are 65 food stalls,
the majority of them being in the two street markets in Battersea High
Street and Northcote Road.

(B)—SAMPLING OF FOOD AND DRUGS.
The analysis of samples of food and drugs purchased formally
and informally under the Food and Drugs Act is carried out by the
Public Analyst for the Borough, J. E. Woodhead, Esq., B.SC., F.R.I.C.,
ph.c., at his laboratory at 325 Kennington Road, London, S.E.11.