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Restaurant Kitchens.—The work of inspecting restaurant kitchens is tabulated
under Workshops. This work is done by two Lady Inspectors. The following is a tabulated
statement of the premises examined, and the results. In each case the unsatisfactory
conditions were remedied without having to resort to prosecution :
Number Number found
Inspected. Unsatisfactory.
Hotel and Restaurant Kitchens 66 16
Coffee and Dining Rooms 204 70
Refreshment Rooms 69 19
Provisions (Cooked Meats, cooked but not
consumed on premises) 106 .40
445 145
Prosecutions.—Summonses were taken out against a costermonger for exposing
for sale unsound black currants, and he together with the owners of the fruit were fined
£2 and £5 respectively.
Twenty-nine summonses were taken under the Sale of Food Order, 1921, for exposing
for sale imported meat and eggs without the necessary labels. Of this number, eight
referred to imported meat, one summons, however, being withdrawn owing to death of
defendant. The total fines in the remaining seven cases amounted to £14 15s. with £3 5s.
costs.
The other 21 summonses were for exposing for sale imported eggs, two of these cases
were taken upon information received from the Metropolitan Police, but one of the
summonses was not served owing to defendant absconding.
The fines and costs in these cases were £17 4s. and £13 17s. 6d. respectively.
Cowsheds.—The 4 cowsheds within the Borough received 35 visits, and were found
generally satisfactory.
Offensive Trades include 4 tripe dressers, 3 gut scrapers, and the knackers' yard
which received a total of 52 visits. The Inspector reports that he found the conduct
of the business carried on in them satisfactory.