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184 jars paste
171 puddings
42 pkts. cereals
8½ lbs. ham
124 „ beef
17 joints beef
125¼ lbs. broken biscuits
1,652 lbs. rabbits
38 tins
193½ lbs. chicken
7 tins ,,
51 „ Mustard
104 tins spaghetti
81 pkts. chocolate spread
70 bottles salad cream
174 lbs. cheese
63 pkts. ,,
72 lbs lamb and mutton
15 joints „ „ „
106 lbs. cake
47 cases cake
90 lbs. sausages
4 pkts. dried egg
2 gallons tinned cream
Clean rood Campaign.
It has been decidcd to hold a Clean Food Exhibition in the
Borough duiing the forthcoming year.
SHOPS ACTS and STREET TRADING
In addition to the administration of the Shops Act, 1912 to
1936, and Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1938, the Department
administers three Orders under the Shops Acts, 1912 to 1928.
There are approximately 1,190 shops and places other than
shops in the Borough which are liable to inspection.
The Shops Acts and Street Trading Inspector submits a
monthly report to the Public Health Committee, and the following
is a short summary of the work carried out during the year:
Visits to Shops, Licensed Street Traders, etc. 1,610
Washing facilities, sink water heaters installed 7
Contraventions were in the main of a minor character, mostly
concerned with the exhibition of notices.
Shops Act, 1912:
Provisions as to assistants' half-holiday. One verbal caution
was issued where an assistant was found in a shop on the afternoon
of his half-holiday.
Shops (Sunday Trading Restriction) Act 1936 :
Thirty-five shops were visited in addition to supervisory
operations and observations. Two contraventions were discovered ;
a letter of warning was sent in each case.
Young Persons (Employment) Act 1938.
Cinemas and Boot and Shoe Repairing are the only occupations
where young persons are being employed under the above
Act. The Registers kept at these premises are periodically
inspected.
Middlesex County Council Act 1944.
Street Trading.—Legal proceedings were instituted in seven
instances and fines amounting to £6 Is. were imposed during 1949.
In 20 other instances letters of warning were issued.
The inspection of shops, stalls and other traders' premises
coming within the scope of the Acts has been carried out throughout
the year, including Sundays and evenings, and the work of
registering, indexing and classifying is still continuing.
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