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Slaughtermen.
Three licences to slaughter or stun animals, granted to skilled slaughtermen
pursuant to section 3 of the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933, were renewed during
the year.
Offensive Businesses.
At the end of 1938 there was only one premises within the Borough where a
business classed as offensive was carried on, that being the slaughter of poultry.
The food inspector made 13 visits, but no cause for complaint was found.
Premises used for Food Preparation.
The Public Health (London) Act, 1936, in section 187, 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. At the end of 1938,
98 premises were registered for the preparation or manufacture of foods (other
than ice cream) intended for sale, and 245 inspections were made by the Food
Inspector.
Ice Cream Premises.
These are also required to be registered under section 187 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936. The actual number of premises included in the register at
the end of 1938 was 145, 40 more than in 1937. Throughout 1938, 130 inspections
were made, and in 3 cases notices were served in respect of uncleanly conditions.
Butter, Margarine, etc., Premises.
At the end of the year there were on the register 16 dealers in margarine, 1
wholesale dealer in milk-blended butter and 2 butter manufacturers. Sixty-three
visits were paid to the registered premises during 1938.
Bakehouses.
At the end of 1938 the number of bakehouses on the register was 40, 29 being
underground bakehouses. During the year 94 inspections were made and 3 notices
with regard to defects were served. In one case proceedings were instituted in respect
of three occasions upon which (1) refuse was allowed to accumulate in the bakehouse,
and (2) there was failure to observe due cleanliness in the bakehouse. The
defendants were fined £1 on each of three summonses, and were ordered to pay
£5 5s. costs. In accordance with the requirements of the Factories Act, notices
were issued calling for the limewashing, etc., of the inside walls and other parts of
the bakehouses once at least in every six months.
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish Curers.
The number of premises in the Borough used by vendors of fried fish is 19 and
by fish curers 3. Notices calling for periodical lime-washing, etc., of such premises,
as required by the bye-laws of the London County Council, were issued quarterly,
and during the year 56 inspections of fried fish shops and 35 inspections of fish
curers' premises were made by the food inspector. In the case of the fried fish shops,
4 notices were served and complied with.
Restaurants, Tea-rooms, etc.
For a variety of reasons the number of premises in the Borough in which meals
are provided or food is sold already cooked or is prepared for sale is very large.
At the end of 1938 there were 374, this number including restaurant and dining
room kitchens, 210; tea-rooms and pastry-cookshops, 106; and hotel kitchens,
36, As already explained, legal provision has now been made for registration of