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Coffee Houses, Restaurants, Private Hotels, Sausage Makers, Fried
Fish Shops, etc.
Periodical inspection has been given to these premises during the
past year; change of proprietorship, new premises opened and those
closed have been duly reported and noted in the register. At each inspection
particular attention was paid to the food being prepared, and in no
instance was there cause for complaint; in some cases it was necessary
to serve intimations and statutory notices respecting cleansing of the
kitchens, etc.
Hairdressers' Shops.
The whole of the hairdressers' shops throughout my district have
been inspected, the sanitary condition of the premises, cleanliness of the
articles used in the business being carefully noted. In some few cases
intimations were required. Generally there is a marked improvement in
these premises since they have been periodically inspected.
Public House Urinals.
The public house urinals have been under regular observation during
the past year, and the London County Council (General Powers) Act,
1904, Section 22, strictly enforced.
Canal Boats.
The inspection of canal boats was without particular incident during
the year.
Factory and Workshops Acts.
The workshops, domestic workshops, workplaces and domestic workplaces
in the district where male labour is employed have been inspected,
the number employed in each case being checked, particularly in respect
to overcrowding, the terms of the Acts relating thereto have been met with
in response to intimation and statutory notices when necessary, and in no
instance has occasion required legal proceedings.
Smoke Nuisances.
During the year the shafts throughout the district have been
under careful observation, and in only two instances nuisances were
detected. In these cases intimations and statutory notices have been