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Ice Cream Premises.
There are 39 persons registered as ice-cream vendors in
this district.
These premises are kept under careful supervision,
especially during the summer months. The County Council
of Middlesex (General Powers), Act, 1906, contains provisions
applicable to these premises.
Other Foods.
Shops in which fish, poultry, fruit, or other perishable
food is exposed for sale are frequently visited, and the articles
carefully examined.
Larder Accommodation.
The provision of a suitable larder for the storage of
perishable food is a very important matter in relation to
health, especially where milk and meat is concerned.
From the records relating to the 443 houses visited in
the house-to-house inspections during the year, the remarkable
fact emerges that only 189 (or 42.6 per cent.) were provided
with any larder accommodation. In the remaining houses
food was kept in cupboards, etc.
Whilst much is done to protect the public food supply
before reaching the consumer, it is surprising what little care
is taken to provide proper arrangements for storage in connection
with the dwellings. In the warm weather this
deficiency is one that thrusts itself upon one's notice in the
visits made to premises where cases of Diarrhoea occur, the
Health Visitor frequently reporting unfavourably upon this
matter. It is a pity that Sanitary Authorities have no power
to make a Byelaw compelling the provision of sufficient larder
accommodation, properly lighted and ventilated, in every
new house; the defect is by no means confined to those built
years ago.