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Blackheath Fair.—At Easter, Whitsun and the August Bank
Holiday, many thousands of Londoners from this and adjacent
Boroughs once again availed themselves of the opportunity of
making a visit to this source of entertainment.
Constant supervision of refreshment stalls, etc., was necessary
to ensure that a safe standard of cleanliness was maintained by the
vendors and to this end a Food Inspector was always in attendance.
On occasions it has been necessary in previous years to warn vendors
that Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, requires the stallholder's
name and address to be clearly displayed on the stall.
During the current year such action was unnecessary.
The observance of hygiene during these holiday periods was
assisted by the provision of a clean water supply and adequate
sanitary accommodation by the London County Council's Parks
Department.
Street Traders.—Under Part IV of the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1947, registration with the local
Council is compulsory for all street traders. During the year 45
applications were made and licences granted to street traders
engaged in the retailing of articles of food. Two licences lapsed
(one, the outcome of a coffee stall being destroyed by fire and the
other the result of the death of the licensee) and there were 43
licenses in operation at the end of 1955.
No contraventions of Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act,
1938 were observed.
Premises used for the purpose of storing articles of food intended
for sale by street traders, were kept under regular supervision by
the Food Inspectors.
Supervision of Premises Including Factories where Food
is Prepared.—In addition to the more general type of premises
such as restaurants, cafes, bakehouses, fish shops, etc., where food
is provided, the Borough has numerous other premises at which
food and drugs are prepared. Such premises include those of the
manufacturers of pharmaceutical sundries, mineral waters and icecream
as well as fruit-canning factories, flour millers and brewers.
To these establishments the Food Inspectors made 2,579 visits, as a
result of which 60 premises were improved. It is pleasing to
record that of the improvements obtained only two were prompted
by the issue of a Notice, the remainder being accomplished on
verbal instructions.