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All these places were regularly and frequently visited during the year. In no
case was objection raised to the renewal of licence after receipt of notice from the
County Council that application for renewal had been made.
Offensive Trades.—There are only two premises within the Borough upon which
trades classed as offensive are carried on. The business in each case is that of
tripe boiling.
The Food Inspector made 76 visits, but no cause of complaint was found.
One or two attempts have been made in recent years to establish the trade of
"fur skin dressing" which, though not so classed, is, nevertheless, the source of serious
nuisance. All these attempts have been defeated and the advisability of declaring
the trade offensive and making by-laws with regard to it has been recommended to
the County Council.
Ice Cream Premises.—The number of such premises in the Borough on the
Register is 96.
Regular inspections were made throughout 1919 and in 5 cases notices were
served in respect of uncleanly conditions.
Butter, Margarine, etc., Premises.—Information with regard to the sampling of
these substances will be found under the heading " Sale of Food and Drugs Acts."
At the end of the year there were on the registers 8 dealers in margarine,
1 wholesale dealer in butter and milk-blended butter and 2 butter manufacturers.
All the registered premises were frequently visited.
Bakehouses.—At the end of 1919 the number of bakehouses on the register
was 75, 65 being underground bakehouses. The provisions with regard to
registration are contained in the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, and so far as
underground premises are concerned, only premises used prior to the passing of the
Act were eligible for registration which was to be completed before 1904. All the
underground bakehouses now in use were registered at this time. Premises underground
are rarely satisfactory, but as there was no time limit fixed and the Act
contains no requirement as to application for renewal, all that can be done is to
exercise as close supervision as possible in order to see that the places are kept in as
good condition as possible.
In 1918, 123 visits were paid and no notices with regard to defects were served.
In 1919, 150 visits were paid to these and 6 notices with regard to defects were
served.
In accordance with the requirements of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
notices calling for the limewashing, etc., of the inside walls and other parts of the
bakehouses were served. It was not necessary to institute proceedings to enforce
compliance with any notice.
Factories and Workshops.
Though factories are comparatively few in the Borough, the number of workshops,
many of them domestic workshops, is considerable, and work in relation to
them bulks very large amongst the duties of the district inspectors, more especially
those in charge of districts on the south of Marylebone Road. The staple industry
is, of course, dressmaking, millinery and tailoring in all its branches, but in a number
of places other trades, some of them distinctly curious, are carried on.