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38
Order No.
Article.
Number of breaches.
1. Butter 8
3. Fresh apples 32
4. Raw tomatoes 21
5. Currants, sultanas and raisins 7
Total 68
In proportion to the inspections made non-licensed street traders showed
themselves to be the greatest offenders against the various Orders, for
three of the breaches found (apples) related to such persons. These itinerant
vendors are the most difficult to supervise; often it is only at long intervals
and irregular times that these vendors are found trading; the personnel,
pitch and round vary from day to day. It would facilitate efficient administration
of the Orders if all such vendors were required to have their names and addresses
exhibited on their barrows.
When the necessary information as to the source of the articles is not visible
owing to the label having fallen down the Inspector calls the attention of the
vendor to the fault, but it is not recorded as a breach.
In all cases where breaches were found in shops or on the barrows of licensed
street traders marking was carried out after either a verbal caution from the
Inspector, or a letter of warning from the Medical Officer of Health. No case of
continued failure to comply with the Orders was found and the question of legal
proceedings being instituted did not therefore arise.
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928.
This Act provides for the grading and marking of agricultural produce and gives power
to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries by regulations to prescribe " designations "
and " marks " to indicate the quality of such produce.
Tlio Regulations made by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries under the above
Act were enumerated in tlie Annual Report for 1931.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1932.
Registration of Food Premises.
Section 5 of this Act requires the registration with tho sanitary
authority .of premises used for the preparation or manufacture of sausages
or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved meat, fish or other food intended for sale.
Power is given to the sanitary authority to refuse to register, or to remove from
the register, any premises that are unsuitable; a person aggrieved by such action
has a right of appeal to a Court of Summary Jurisdiction. The requirement to
register does not apply to premises used as a club, hotel or restaurant'.

All the premises concerned were carefully inspected prior to registration.