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Hampstead 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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228, Belsize Road. 354, Kilburn High Road.
44, England's Lane. 2, King's College Road.
93, Fairfax Road. 41-3, Mill Lane.
7, Fairhazel Gardens. 98, West End Lane.
65, Fleet Road. 279, West End Lane.
The following underground bakehouse was voluntarily closed as
a bakehouse:—
126, West End Lane.
No underground bakehouse was compulsorily closed.
Underground bakehouse prosecution.—Proceedings were instituted
against the occupier of an underground bakehouse at Kilburn for not
observing due cleanliness in connection with the bakehouse, and in
respect of the accumulation of refuse. The occupier was similarly
prosecuted in the previous year and despite the visits and warnings of
the Sanitary Inspectors had continued to fail to maintain the necessary standards of cleanliness, etc. The case was heard by the
Magistrate at Marylebone Police Court on 11th July, 1939, who
inflicted a fine of £10 and £2 2s. costs.
It is regrettable that no more stringent action can be taken against
such a person engaged in an essential food business such as the baking
of bread, etc., than after repeated warnings, the infliction of a relatively
small fine.
Cowsheds, Slaughterhouses or Poultry Slaughterhouses.
None of these exists in the Borough.
Registration of Food Premises (other than Dairies q.v.p.).
(a) Ice Cream.—There are 130 premises on the Register used for
the manufacture, storage or sale of ice cream.
(b) Preserved Food, Cooked Meat, etc.—Up to the end of the
year 49 premises had been registered.
(c) Factories of Margarine, Margarine-cheese, or Milk-blended
butter.—None of these premises exists in the Borough.
(d) Wholesale dealers in Margarine, Margarine-cheese, or Milkblended
butter.—Premises adjoining Southampton Road were registered
in 1939 as wholesale dealers in Margarine.
(e) Butter Factories.—No butter factory is registered in the
Borough.
Premises referred to under (a) and (b) are registered in pursuance
of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, and those under (c), (d)
and (e) are registered under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.