View report page

208
REGISTERED AND LICENSED PREMISES IN THE
BOROUGH, 31st DECEMBER, 1938.
Slaughterhouses (.not including Public) 3
Bakehouses 95
Common Lodging Houses 2
Houses Let in Lodgings 86
Dairies and Milkshops 383
Cowsheds 15
Offensive Trades 105
Wholesale Dealers in Margarine, etc. 34
Registered Workshops (up to 1st July, 1938) 2,176
Premises registered under Artificial Cream Act, 1929 0
Premises registered for preparation or manufacture
of potted, pressed, pickled or preserved meat,
fish, or other food intended for the purpose of
sale for human food 160
INSPECTION OF OFFICES—PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.
During 1938 63 inspections of offices were carried out. This
is a new branch of the work necessitated by the Public Health
Act. A number of defects were found, including lack of sanitary
accommodation for the sexes, cleansing of sanitary arrangements,
redecorations required, and the remedy of a case of
overcrowding.
SHOPS ACTS.
The Shops Act, 1934, contains provisions for dealing with
the health and comfort of persons employed and also regarding
ventilation, temperature, sanitary conveniences, washing facilities
and the facilities for taking meals in shops.
The Shops (Sunday Trading Restriction) Act, 1936, which
came into force during the year, restricted the sale of certain
goods on Sunday, dealt with the hours which the assistants had
to work, and introduced new requirements.
The Retail Meat Dealers' Shops (Sunday Closing) Act, 1936,
also came into force during the year and prohibited the sale of
meat on Sundays, with certain exceptions.
All the matters mentioned above are an advance on previous
legislation and have entailed a considerable amount of extra work
on the staff in order to see that the requirements were carried out.