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FOOD SUPERVISION. 73
Ice-cream Makers and Vendors.—A special Register is kept under the provisions of the
London Count}' Council (General Powers) Act, 1902 (Part VIII.). Twenty-one entries were
made during the past year, the total number on the Register at the end of the year being 135
Of these 122 are shopkeepers and 13 Italian barrow-men. The shops include—
Sweet shops 58 Newspapers and Tobacco 7
Bakers 20 Confectioners and General 4 (each)
Milk 14 Cooks' 2
Restaurants 13
In addition to the 13 local barrow-men, 26 from other districts have regular stands in the
Borough, viz.:—
From Marylebone 11 From Islington and Clerkenwell 2 each.
„ Kensington 9 „ Chelsea and W'illesden 1 „
No case of illness was reported from any premises where ice-cream is made.
Unsound Food.—The total weight of foodstuffs seized or surrendered during the year was
•over 5 tons, viz.:—
In Slaughter-houses 1,740 lbs.
,, Butchers' shops 2,348 ,,
„ Fishmongers 218 „
„ Fruit and greengrocery 7,026 „
11,332 „ = 5 tons, 1 cwt., 20 lbs.
Fish :—
1 Trunk Cods' roes. 1 Trunk Plaice and Haddocks. 1 Barrel Skate.
V-getables and Fruit:—
Apples - - - 3,044 lbs. Lettuces- - 200 lbs.
Tomatoes - - 2,854 ,, Plums - - 182 „
Potatoes - - 336 „ Cherries- - 84 ,,
Sprouts- - - 270 ,, Oranges- - 56 ,,
All the above were surrendered, being found putrid on examination at the shops. The
apples and tomatoes formed parts of large consignments from abroad.
The Inspector found it necessary to caution 14 greengrocers and 17 costermongers for
exposing unsound fruit. There was one prosecution.—See Legal Proceedings.