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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.
Regulation 26 of the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955, requires
inter alia, that each stallholder's name and address shall be clearly
displayed on his stall. In the past it has been necessary, on occasions,
to warn vendors but such action was not required during the
current year.
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 42
applications were made and licences granted to street traders
engaged in the retailing of articles of food.
No contraventions of Regulation 26 of the Food Hygiene
Regulations, 1955, 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 3,542 visits, as a
result of which 81 premises were improved.
The following table is a statistical record ot the major portion
of the duties performed and inspections undertaken during the year
by the Food Inspectors.