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Five owners failed to carry out the cleansing at the times appointed
in Spring and Autumn, but complied on receipt of a warning letter from
the Public Health Committee, except in the case of No, 78, Berwick
Street, against the owner of which proceedings were taken for not
having the necessary cleansing work carried out and also for allowing
the premises to get into such a state as to be unfit for use as a
bakehouse. A fine of forty shillings was imposed on the summons
taken out under Section 98 of the Factory and Workshops Act. The
use of the bakehouse was given up.
It appears that under the Factory and Workshops Act no power is
given to a Magistrate to make a Closing Order with regard to bakers'
premises which have been allowed to become unfit for use, unless action,
be taken through the nuisance sections of the Public Health Act.
As a rule the bakehouses are well conducted. It would be an
improvement, which would be appreciated by the public, if bakers
generally would follow the example of those who now send out loaves,
and rolls for delivery each enclosed in a paper bag. It would prevent;
the occurrence of such contamination as is related by a member of a
West-End Club in a letter to the Lancet; he " was in the habit of taking
a walk before breakfast, and daily passed two well-known bakers' shops,
and saw, most mornings, loaves in trays placed on the pavement with
dogs prowling round, hand carts with baskets full of bread suspended
from the handles and frequently bumping in the mud, and sometimes
loaves fell off into the roadway and were replaced unwiped."
Two hundred and twenty-two visits were paid in 1906 to the
97 bakehouses.
Ice Cream Premises.—Places (116) where ice-creams are manufactured
or sold were visited 180 times during the year. In two instances
notices were served that the places were not suitable for the purpose,
and steps were taken to make them comply with legal requirements.
Street vendors were also looked after, and one was cautioned for not
having his name affixed to his barrow.
Restaurants, Eating Houses, &c.—516 visits were paid to premises
of this description. Five restaurants received certificates that they
complied with the conditions of sanitary fitness specified in the Annual
Report for 1905.
Other places engaged in the preparation of foods and mineral
waters were also frequently inspected.
Slaughter-house.—There is only one (14, Regency Street) which is
used occasionally. It was visited weekly.
Covjsheds.—There are only two cow-keepers (13, Marsham Street, 19
cows; 7, Arthur Street, 12 cows) in the City. Their premises were
visited 34 times each during the year.