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Poplar 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908, Section
9.—Vendors of Fried Fish, Fish Curers and Rag
and Bone Dealers.—Proposed Bye-Laws.
The County Council under the above-named Act have made draft
bye-laws regulating the conduct of the business of a vendor of fried fish,
and fish curer, and a rag and bone dealer. These bye-laws have been submitted
to the Local Government Board, but have not yet been confirmed
as the Local Government Board require certain revisions.
COFFEE SHOPS, EATING-HOUSES, FRIED-FISH
SHOPS, HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS, ETC.†
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908.—Sanitary
Regulations for Premises used for Sale, etc., of Food
for Human Consumption.
The number of premises in the Borough where food is sold or prepared
for sale is 307 : 162 Poplar, 80 Bromley, and 65 Bow. (See
Table A, page 144.)
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908.
872 visits were paid to these premises during the year and the
Sanitary Regulations under the London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1908, Section 8, were enforced.
Want of cleanliness was found in 143 instances, and 99 other defects
existed.
122 intimations were served, which in 15 cases were followed up by
Statutory notices.
A register of these premises is kept.
See Sanitary Inspectors' reports, pages 200 to 240.
*Discontinued July, 1911.
†See Tables A and C, pages 144 and 148.