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Bakehouses.
The control of Bakehouses is dealt with under the Factories Act,
the Food Drugs Act and Public Health Acts, Croydon Corporation Act,
1924and Cleanliness of Food Bye-laws, For details of Croydon
Corporation Act, see under Food Inspection.
Number of Bakehouses on Register, 31st December, 1941. 87
Number of Bakehouses (underground) (included in above) 4
Visits made to bakehouses during the year 175
Defects found 21
Notices issued and complied with 18
Homo Work.
lists of home workers are sent in twice yearly, and last year
contained the names of 153 workers residing within the Borough,
195 visits were paid to outworkers and 24 visits were paid to premises of
employers of outworkers to examine lists and for other purposes.
Nature of employment of workers on the Register 31st Dodonber, 1941.
Nature of work Number Outwork in infected premises Outwork in unsatisfactory premises Remarks
employed
Making clean, altering
and repairing, wearing
apparel. 82 - - -
Uphelstery work 6 - - -
Lace goods 4 - - -
Other classes of work 61 - - -
Total 153
Registered and licenced premises in the Borough. 31st December, 1941.
Slaughterhouses (not including Public) 3
Bakehouses 87
Common Lodging Houses 2
Houses let in lodgings 66
Dairies and Milkshops 234
Cowsheds 6
Offensive Trades 27
Wholesale dealers in Margarine etc. 37
Premises registered under Artificial Cream Act, 1929
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. 141
Promises registered for preparation or sale of ice cream. 316
Inspection of Offices - Public Health Act.
During 1941, 79 inspections of offices were carried out. This is
a now branch of tho 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, rodecorations
required.
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