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CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS
There are 445 catering establishments in the Borough.
These include riverside snack bars, cafes, coffee stalls, mobile
snack bars, public house restaurants, and industrial canteens,
all of which have received systematic inspection during the
past year.
Notices were served and a considerable amount of work has
been carried out. As a result, there has been a marked improvement
in the general condition of premises, and a reasonably
high standard is being maintained.
Close contact has been kept with the Local Food Office in
regard to the proposed new premises and traders, to ensure
that all premises comply with Public Health requirements
before the issue of food licences.
BAKEHOUSES
At the end of the year there were 31 Bakehouses in use in
Southwark, of which 8 were underground.
During the year Basement Bakehouses at 21 Ontario Street
and 304 Old Kent Road were closed by the occupiers.
127 visits were made by the Inspector.
BY-LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF FOOD
New by-laws were made by the London County Council under
Section 15 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, for securing the
observance of sanitary and cleanly conditions and practices in
connection with the handling, wrapping and delivery of food
sold or intended for sale for human consumption, and in connection
with the sale or exposure for sale in the open air of food
intended for human consumption.
The new by-laws came into operation on the 3rd November,
1952, on which date the by-laws made by the London County
Council under Section 6 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1932, ceased to have effect.
FOOD STANDARDS (COFFEE MIXTURES) ORDER,
1952
This Order, prescribing a minimum coffee content for coffee
and chicory mixtures and for coffee with fig flavour or fig seasoning,
came into force in September, 1952, for all sales.