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PUBLIC HEALTH (MEAT) REGULATIONS, 1924.
A periodical inspection of butchers' shops and meat stalls is carried out under these
regulations, and the number of visits paid will be found in the table on page 61.
No prosecutions were undertaken during the year in question.
Fried Fish and Fish Curing Premises.
In 1936 there were 81 fried fish vendors' premises in the Borough, at 8 of which fish
curing was also carried on. There were 18 fish curers' premises, including the 8 above
mentioned. Visits made by the Food Inspectors to these premises during the year totalled
444.
Ice Cream Premises.
Section 5 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1932, states that "any
premises used or proposed to be used for the sale or the manufacture for the purpose of sale of
ice cream or other similar commodity or the storage of ice cream or other similar commodity
intended for sale shall be registered by the owner or occupier thereof with the Sanitary
Authority." Any person offending is liable to a penalty.
The section above mentioned does not apply to any premises used as a Hotel, Restaurant
or Club.
This registration is for the purpose of information and to facilitate inspection by officers
of the Borough Council. The Council is not empowered to refuse registration.
The total number of premises on the register of the department at the end of the year
was 344.
Bakehouses and Restaurant Kitchens.

At the end of the year 286 restaurant kitchens were on the register.
Bakehouses and restaurant kitchens are supervised by the Factory and Workshop
Inspectors, and further particulars in regard to them will be found on pages 47 to 50.