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Islington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1936] 58
by "shopkeepers has been taken by the Council, and it has not yet been necessary to
take any proceedings in Court for the enforcement of the provisions of the Act.
Many traders have carried out the work required voluntarily, which has obviated
the necessity of service of notices.
The adequate heating of premises where the following trades are carried on
presented some difficulty, namely, grocery and provisions, fishmongers, greengrocers
and fruiterers. In these instances it is found that either some local form of heat,
the provision of hot water, or a suitably heated room to which the staff can retire
form the best solution. In connecticn with this it may be noted that several butchers
have mentioned that the keeping qualities and appearance of chilled meat nas been
improved since electrical heating has been installed, no doubt due to the drying of
the atmosphere.
Considerable experimental work has been carried out by some firms in the
above-mentioned trades at the suggestion of the Inspector. Owing to the absence
of severe weather, it was not, however, possible to test these installations in the
manner desired.
The following table shows the number of shops on the register at the end of 1936, visits paid, etc.:—
| Number of shops on the register 31st December, 1936 | 2,570 | |
| Number of shops removed from the register during 1936 | 13 | |
| Number of shops inspected (1935) | 333 | |
| „ „ „ (1936) | 2,250 | |
| 2,583 | ||
| Total number of visits to shops | 4,187 | |
| Number of intimation notices served | 142 | |
| Statutory notices served | 15 | |
| Number of cases in which work was carried out voluntarily | 35 | |
| Exemption certificates issued (1935) | 17 | |
| „ „ (1936) | 12 | |
| — | 29 |
SWIMMING BATHS AND POOLS.
These were reported on last year. There are three municipal installations,
Hornsey Road, Essex Road and Caledonian Road baths, and there is a London
County Council Swimming Pool at Highbury Fields and at Highbury Ccunty School,
Highbury Grove. In addition, there is a privately owned swimming pool in the rear
of Belmont Hotel, Highbury New Park. This is emptied during the winter months,
and is frequently emptied and cleansed during the summer months.
INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION OF FOOD AND PLACES WHERE
FOOD IS PREPARED.
Slaughter Houses.—Inspector Haydock reports that during the year 1936,
7 private slaughterhouses for local supplies and 1 slaughterhouse for the slaughter
of horses for export, held licences. The visits to these premises numbered 430.