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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL GENERAL POWERS ACT, 1932.
Summary of types of premises registered during 1935.
Sausages and Cooked Meat 4
Shellfish Boilers 3
Pickling of Meat 4
Manufacture of Ice Cream 1
Sale of Ice Cream 10
Note.—Some of these premises are registered for more than one of the above processes.
This Act, in spite of its limitations, has improved the standard of cleanliness in many
businesses.
Before premises are registered, a schedule of alterations and improvements is submitted
to the applicant. When the improvements have been carried out, a standard capable of
maintenance results.
The number of premises registered in the City since the inception of the Act is 105.
In five cases the premises were considered unsuitable for satisfactorily conducting the type
of business for which application for registration was made.
INSPECTION OF FOOD AT CITY WHARVES.
The following is a summary of the chief products coming under the observation of the
Inspector charged with the supervision of food at City Wharves :—
Article. | Description of Packages. | Where from. | General Range of Weight of Packages. | Quantity. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Butter | Packages | Holland | 6 lbs.—1 cwt. | 230,926 |
Bacon | Bags, Cases | 53,418 | ||
Cheese (Loose) | Single | 1 lb.—8 lbs. | 117,480 | |
Cheese | Packages | 24 lbs.—1 cwt. | 502,049 | |
Dripping | South America | 28 lbs.—56 lbs. | 1,193 | |
Eggs (Fresh) | Cases | Holland and Belgium | 84 lbs.—1 cwt. 2 qrs. | 210,460 |
Eggs (Frozen) | Holland | 28 lbs. | 657 | |
Eggs (Gulls') | Packages | 28 lbs. | 110 | |
Egg Yolk | Casks | China | 56 lbs.—4 cwts. | 232 |
Lard | Packages | Holland, Canada and S. America. | 28 lbs.—56 lbs. | 110,939 |
Margarine | Holland | 12 lbs.—56 lbs. | 8,088 | |
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Barley | Bags | 100 lbs.—1 cwt. 2 qrs. | 251 | |
Beans | „ | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 2,192 | |
Ground Rice | „ | 32 | ||
Peas | „ | 23,064 | ||
Rice | „ | Italy | 440 | |
Tapioca | „ | Holland | 1,094 | |
Cocoa | Bags, Packages | Holland, Ceylon and Africa. | 28 lbs.—2 cwts. | 9,622 |
Coffee | Bags | Holland, Ceylon, E. Africa and Costa Rica. | 47,698 | |
Packages | Holland, America, Canada and Australia. | 28 lbs.—1 cwt. 2 qrs. | 104,294 | |
Bananas | „ | Jamaica | 1,300 | |
Blackberries | „ | Holland | 12 lbs. | 3,956 |
Black Currants | „ | 12 lbs. | 3,956 | |
Cherries | „ | 12 lbs.—40 lbs. | 467 | |
Cranberries | „ | 28 lbs. | 12,035 | |
Gooseberries | „ | 40 lbs.—100 lbs. | 201 | |
Greengages | „ | 14 lbs.—28 lbs | 143 | |
Juniper Berries | „ | 56 lbs. | 312 | |
Peaches , | „ | America | 10 lbs.—14 lbs | 106 |
Pears | „ | Holland and America | 6 lbs.—28 lbs | 12,297 |
Plums | „ | Holland | 6 lbs.—28 lbs | 9,176 |
Red Currants | „ | 6 lbs.—12 lbs | 1,641 | |
Strawberries | „ | 7 lbs.—28 lbs | 82 |