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E. FOOD SUPFLY.
During 1912 visits have been paid to the various classes of business
as follows:—
Dairies and Milkshops 940 Bakehouses 270
Hotels, Restaurants and EatIce cream makers 274
ing houses 1,438 Food preserving works 17
Fishmongers 458 Greengrocers and Fruiterers 348
Meat shops (various) 693 Confectioners 98
Provision shops 438 Aerated water makers 4
Ice merchants 5 Breweries 6
Restaurants.—The kitchens of hotels and restaurants are inspected
at least once a quarter, and notices were served in respect of 239. The
defects included—cleansing, 276; drainage, 8; defective cisterns, 4;
w.c. defective 11; w.c. dirty, 10; kitchens—refuse bins uncovered, 1;
defective flooring, 3; improper storage of food, 1; defective ventilation,
5; unventilated gas stoves, 2; accumulation of refuse, 8;
objectionable grease traps, 3 ; insufficient cloak room accommodation
for women attendants, 2; defective ventilation of staff bed.rooms, 1;
illegal occupation of kitchen, 1.
Cleanliness of Public.house Bars.—Complaint having been made that
" the sanitary condition of the public bars is far worse than it used to
" be, and that the floors of most are simply covered with expectoration,"
the Public Health Committee ordered that an examination of all the
licensed premises be made throughout Westminster. The result of the
inspection shows that the majority of these places are in a very fair
condition, and that as a rule the licence.holder is desirous to prevent
the indiscriminate spitting by customers, and to take steps to keep the
floors in a cleanly condition. In only a few instances was the reverse
found. A circular letter has been prepared, pointing out the danger,
especially to public.house servants, of tuberculosis from the expectorations
on the floor, and indicating precautions that should be taken.
Offer has also been made of cards to hang in the bars prohibiting
spitting, and these have been largely applied for. Attention has also
been called that if spittoons are required, t.hey should be of a shape
which can be readily cleansed.
Ice.cream Premises.—This commodity was being made at 174 premises,
each of which was kept under supervision. In 30 instances defects
affecting this particular part of the business were remedied.
The defects found were :—
Dirty walls, &c. 18 Yards requiring cleansing 1
Floors defective 1 Drains obstructed 1
Shop not kept clean 1 Defeotive w.c. cisterns 2
Untrapped sinkwastes 2 Absence of proper dust bins 2
Accumulation of refuse 2 Dirty cisterns 1