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Slaughterhouses.
In accordance with the Livestock (Restriction on Slaughtering) Order 1940, no slaughtering was carried out in the Borough
during the year but two licences have been renewed by the
occupiers.
Licensed Premises.
An investigation of the conditions relating to the washing
of glasses in public houses was undertaken. In all, 103
premises were visited. Particular attention was given to the
number and type of sinks in which the glasses were washed,
the availability or otherwise of an adequate supply of water
(hot and cold), the use of detergents in the cleaning process
and the condition of cloths used for drying and polishing.
The actual method of washing glasses differs in the several
houses and also with the state of business. The general
practice, however, is to wash the glasses in a sink containing
hot water, allow them to drain on a draining board (usually
of metal) and then to polish them with a cloth. When the
trade is brisk the polishing process may not be carried out.
In a few of the houses the glasses are rinsed as a separate
operation after they have been washed, and then drained and
polished. In a number of the houses all glasses are thoroughly
cleansed with a hand brush as a routine (sometimes daily,
sometimes twice a week) in addition to the washing after use,
and at seven of the premises, a glass washing machine has
been installed.
It was found that the practice adopted for washing glasses
in public houses throughout the Borough was generally good;
in 94 of the 103 premises visited, a constant supply of both
hot and cold water has been installed over a sink or sinks in
the bars ; in 58 houses a detergent is added to the washing-up
water ; the cloths used for washing and polishing the glasses
were found to be clean.
Markets.
There are in the Borough three street markets, Bradmore
Market in Bradmore Lane, Norland Market in Norland Road
and Shepherds Bush Market in Railway Approach leading
from Goldhawk Road to Uxbridge Road. The last named is
on private property but the first two are in thoroughfares
which have been designated by the Borough Council as streets
in which licenced street traders may operate pursuant to the
provisions of the London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1947.
At the present time there are 103 stalls and premises dealing
in food commodities and 39 licences have been issued to street
traders trading in food, these being the stallholders in the
markets controlled by the Council.