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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES 37
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, and Pharmacy and Medicines
Act, 1941
These Acts provide for the listing with the Local Authority of all
persons dealing in poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List.
The number of persons on the Council's list at the end of 1960 was
353, and 574 visits were made to the premises of the listed persons by
the Food Inspectors.
The principal business conducted on the premises of these applicants
is shown in Table II. The majority of the listed sellers are also
purveyors of food.

Bakehouses
There are 55 bakehouses in the Borough, of which 11 are in basements
and subject to the provisions of Section 54 of the Factories
Act, 1937. One hundred and twenty visits by the Food Inspectors
were made to these premises during the year.
Certificates of suitability under the Food Hygiene Regulations,
1955, were granted in 1958 in respect of the 11 underground bakehouses.
Water Supply
The bulk of the water supply in the Borough is provided by the
Metropolitan Water Board and this has been satisfactory both in
quality and quantity.
The water to the whole of the area is piped by the Metropolitan
Water Board. It is known that this large undertaking carries out
bacteriological and chemical tests of raw water and after treatment.
No specific action has been necessary in respect of contamination
of the water supply but in the case of individual premises, following
inspection by public health inspectors, close liaison is maintained with
the Metropolitan Water Board whenever necessary.