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Marylebone 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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Fouling of Footways by Dogs.
In enforcing; the provisions of the bye-law with regard to this matter, great
assistance was obtained from the police, 25 prosecutions undertaken being on the
reports of police officers. In 21 cases the defendant pleaded guilty, and the fines
imposed amounted to £8 8s. 6d. In three cases the summonses were not served,
and in a fourth summons was withdrawn, the defendant being under sixteen years
of age. Including these cases the total number of prosecutions since the bye-law
came into operation in 1928 is 65, the amount of fines imposed being £24 13s. Od.
PREMISES AND OCCUPATIONS CONTROLLED BY BY-LAWS
AND REGULATIONS.

Table: The following list sets out the majority of the premises and occupations of the class referred to in the heading to this part of the report, and contains a certain amount of information with regard to registration, inspection, etc. 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.

The following list sets out the majority of the premises and occupations of the class referred to in the heading to this part of the report, and contains a certain amount of information with regard to registration, inspection, etc. 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 premisesNumber of inspections 1935Number of notices 1935Number of prosecutions, 1935
On register at end of 1934Added in 1935Removed in 1935On register at end of 1935
A. Business Premises
Milk premises16316291502606-
Slaughterhouses1--114--
Poultry Do.1--122--
Offensive trade premises1--122--
Ice cream premises867-931267-
Butter and Margarine Manufacturers and Dealers16--1660--
Bakehouses58-1571134-
Fried Fish Shops25--25556-
Fish Curers6--676--
B. Habitations
Houses let in lodgings1,055--1,0557,107829-
Common lodging houses3-1277--

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A.—BUSINESS PREMISES.
Milk Premises.— The number of premises upon which milk is sold is 150.
Slaughter Houses.— At the moment the only slaughter house in the Borough
is that at the Zoological Society's premises in Regent's Park.
The slaughtering done is for the food of the animals in the Gardens and
humane killers are used.
Offensive Trades.— At the end of 1935 only one premises within the Borough
carried on a trade classed as offensive, that being the slaughter of poultry.
The Food Inspector made 22 visits, but no cause of complaint was found.
Premises used for Food Preparation.— The London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1932, in 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