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Marylebone 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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PREMISES AND OCCUPATIONS CONTROLLED BY BY-LAWS
AND REGULATIONS.
Underground rooms and underground sleeping rooms, though controlled, the former under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and the latter under special regulations under the Housing Acts, are not registered.
| Number of premises | Number of inspections 1933 | Number of notices 1933 | Number of prosecutions, 1933 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1932 | Added in 1933 | Removed in 1933 | On register at end of 1933 | ||||
| 135 | 25 | 19 | 141 | 250 | 7 | - | |
| Slaughterhouses | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 25 | — | — |
| Poultry Do. | 1 | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| Offensive trade premises | 2 | - | — | 2 | 46 | — | — |
| Ice cream premises | — | — | — | 78 | 126 | 5 | — |
| Butter and Margarine Manufacturers and Dealers | 16 | - | - | 16 | 36 | - | - |
| Bakehouses | 56 | — | — | 56 | 105 | 6 | — |
| Fried Fish Shops | 25 | — | — | 25 | 63 | 5 | — |
| Fish Curers | 6 | — | — | 6 | 60 | 3 | — |
| 1,055 | - | - | 1,055 | 8,589 | 1,182 | - | |
| Common lodging houses | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 96 | 9 | - |
A.— BUSINESS PREMISES.
Milk Premises.— The number of premises upon which milk is sold is 141.
This is 6 more than in 1932, 25 having been added and 19 removed.
Slaughter Houses.— At the moment the only slaughter house in the Borough
is that at the Zoological Society's premises in Regent's Park, that at 32a, Union
Street, W.l, which was held by Mr. E. J. Barclay, of 70, Great Titchfield Street,
W.l, having been closed down.
The slaughtering done at the premises registered is for the food of the animals
in the Gardens and humane killers are used.
Offensive Trades.— At the end of 1933 there were only two premises within
the Borough upon which trades classed as offensive were carried on, the business in
one being that of tripe boiling and the other the slaughter of poultry.
The Food Inspector made 46 visits, but no cause of complaint was found.
Premises used for Food Preparation.— The London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1932 under Sec. 5, gives powers to the Borough Council to register
all premises used for the sale or the manufacture for the purpose of sale of ice
cream or other similar commodity intended for sale or for the preparation or manufacture
of sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved meat, fish or other food
intended for sale, and the Council have authorised the Public Health Committee to
administer the powers given under the Act. By the end of 1933, 89 premises had
been registered for the preparation or manufacture of foods (other than ice cream)
intended for sale.