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change hands or that alteration to a building is contemplated, the Sanitary
Inspector visits and inspects the premises. Particular attention is paid to the
sanitary conveniences available for the public using the premises, and where
luncheons are served suitable accommodation for the women customers has been
enquired into. Where such accommodation is not available a suggestion is made
to the owners of the premises that separate conveniences are desirable, and in
every instance these have been readily provided. There is a growing tendency
to make the better-class licensed house more as a restaurant than a mere drinking
saloon.
During the past year 16 plans have been submitted on behalf of licencees and
examined by the Borough Engineer in collaboration with the Medical Officer of
Health and approved by the Public Health Committee, which in some cases have
voluntarily included separate sanitary conveniences for women.
Consequent on the visits by the Sanitary Inspector, 22 notices under the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, were served intimating various nuisances, and the
improvements made are included in the summary of the Inspectors' work.
Restaurant Kitchens.—The work of inspecting restaurant kitchens is
tabulated under Workshops. This work is done by two Women 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
Inspected.
Number found
Unsatisfactory.
Hotel and Restaurant Kitchens 57 18
Coffee and Dining Rooms 218 49
Refreshment Rooms 95 33
Provisions (Cooked Meats, cooked but not
consumer on premises) 118 31
488 131
Prosecutions.—Two summonses were taken out for exposing unsound fruit
for sale.
A fruiterer was fined £2, with £1 Is. costs, for exposing for sale unsound
pears and pineapples; whilst in the other case a costermonger was prosecuted for
exposing tangerine oranges unfit, for food. In the latter case, however, a penalty
was not pressed, and the magistrate ordered defendant to pay £1 Is. costs.
Thirty 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, 10 referred to imported meat. The total fines amounted to £21 4s.,
with £8 13s. costs.
The remaining 20 summonses were for exposing for sale imported eggs. The
total fines and costs in these cases were £30 Is. and £23 10s. 6d., respectively.
Cowsheds.—The 4 cowsheds within the Borough received 31 visits, and
were found generally satisfactory.