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The Food Inspector made 70 visits, but no cause for complaint was found.
Ice Cream Premises.—Following the coming into operation of the provisions
of sec. 29 of the L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1928, requiring the registration of
premises of this description, the number of persons irr the trade has greatly
diminished. The actual number of premises included in the register at the end of
the year was 70, as compared with 121 in 1927.
Regular inspections were made throughout 1928, and in 6 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 13 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 1928 the number of bakehouses on the register
was 54- Of the 54, 49 are underground bakehouses.
In all, 126 visits were paid and 10 notices 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 issued. It was not necessary to institute proceedings to enforce
compliance with any notice.
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish Curers.— The number of premises in the
borough used by vendors of fried fish is 24 and by fish curers 5.
Notices-calling for periodical lime-washing, etc., of such premises, as required
by the By-laws of the London County Council, made under Section 9 of the
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908, were issued. Regular
visits of inspection were made and action taken where necessary to have any defects
noted remedied.
Food Stalls.—In spite of the efforts of the Highways Committee, which is
responsible for the administration of the bye-laws relating to registration of street
traders, the number of registered stalls from which food is sold in the market
streets, particularly Great Titchfield Street, Church Street, Bell Street, Blandford
Street, &c., is still regrettably large. Wherever possible, the Committee refuse to
allot space for stalls from which food is to be sold, and in each case full enquiries
are made and investigations of storage accommodation carried out. Where
improvements are required and are possible, these are called for. If the conditions
are unsatisfactory and irremediable, this is made a ground for refusal of registration.
In one case during the year, in which a stallholder was found to be storing
vegetables in a stable, proceedings were instituted and resulted in the defendant
being fined £1 Is. with costs amounting to £2 2s. All food stalls are inspected
daily by officers of the Public Health Department, a special feature being made of
inspection over each week-end.
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 dressmaking, millinery and tailoring in all its branches.
The total number of visits to factories, workshops and workplaces during the
year was 2,946; 208 by the women and 2,738 by the men inspectors. The complaints
received numbered 53.