View report page

78
the nuisance is caused by the burning of refuse of an offensive nature, perhaps this
can be dealt with under the Public Health Acts, but where this is simply a cooking
smell and affects personal comfort, perhaps the only remedy is an action at common
law by the party affected.
In previous reports attention has been directed to the fact that restaurant
kitchens, being workplaces, may be established without notice of any kind being
given, in which respect they differ from factories and workshops. It is not necessary
either that such places should be registered, although an attempt is made to
keep as complete a register as possible of all kitchens known to exist in the City.
It would prove a great advantage to public sanitation if all restaurant kitchens
were required to be registered under different conditions of occupation. These
conditions should specify the minimum requirements in respect of the matters
set out above.
SUGGESTION.—I would suggest that when another Bill is promoted by the
Corporation for general purposes that an endeavour be made to obtain additional powers
in respect of regulations of kitchens in which food is prepared for consumption by the general
public, whether such kitchens are attached to restaurants or to hotels.