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Hammersmith 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936.
Ice Cream Vendors.—Section 187 requires all premises
used for sale, storage or manufacture of ice cream, to be
registered with the Sanitary Authority, and imposes
penalties for use of any premises without being so registered.
Premises which are required to be registered under
Factory Act and premises used as a hotel, restaurant or
club are exempt.
Proceedings must be taken under the above Act for
breach of special regulations.
ICE CREAM VENDORS. Registered under Public Health (London) Act,
| 1936 | 184 |
| Restaurants | 16 |
| Factories | 4 |
| 204 |
UNSOUND FOOD.
During the year on two occasions seizures of meat pies
were made and on one occasion a quantity of peas was
seized and in each case they were taken before magistrates
who ordered their destruction as being unwholesome and
unfit for the food of man.
The voluntary surrender of the following unsound food
was accepted during the year:—