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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 under preparation, 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 the 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 to be served. Generally there is a marked
improvement in these premises.
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 engaged 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 was there occasion to take legal proceedings.
Canal Boats.
The inspection of canal boats was without any particular incident
during the year.
Ice Cream Manufacturers and Itinerant Vendors.
All the premises where ice creams are made have been inspected with
the view of detecting nuisances, also any infringement of the London
County Council's (General Powers) Act, 1902, Part viii. Each itinerant
vendor's barrow and utensils have been inspected. In each case the
manufacturer's name was found to be legibly affixed thereto, the ice
cream and utensils were found to be satisfactory, and there was no
cause for action to be taken.