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ICE CREAM.
During the year there were 54 premises in the Borough where ice cream
was manufactured or sold, and in addition to my inspections 163 inspections
of these premises were made.
As ice cream is often made in the early morning, inspections between
6 and 9 a.m. were also occasionally made in order to ascertain whether there
were any infringements of the London County Council (General Powers) Act,
1902. Three such infringements were found, two being the making of ice cream
in a bedroom, and one the making of ice cream in a living room. In each of the
two former the defendants were convicted and ordered to pay 40s. fine and 2s.
costs, and in the latter the defendant was convicted and ordered to pay 2s. costs.
UNSOUND FOOD.
Applications were received for removal and destruction as trade refuse of
the following articles of food, all of which were unsound and unfit for the
food of man:—
36 baskets Plums. 1 mould of Jelly.
44 lbs. Strawberries. 11 tins Sardines.
452 tins Preserved Fruits (assorted). 24 tins Tinned Fish.
21 bottles Do. 6 boxes Fish.
7 tins Preserved Vegetables. 1 bag Potatoes.
7 bottles White Wine Vinegar. 47 tins Condensed Milk.
10 bottles Anchovy Vinegar. 4 boxes Dates.
15 bottles Herbs.
OFFENSIVE FUMES FROM FACTORI S.
Complaints are occasionally received of nuisances from offensive fumes
from premises which have been dealt with in former years. These are now
generally only due to some accident or temporary defect, and the nuisances are
soon abated.
At one of these premises, a large refinery of gold and other precious metals,
many additions and improvements to the plant have been effected, including large
new plant for refining by means of electrolysis.
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
The smoke shafts in the Borough were frequently kept under observation,
and in 108 cases the inspections were recorded, but in very few cases were
smoke nuisances discovered.