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Coffee Stalk.
There are ten coffee stalls in Finchley, and with
one exception all are situated upon the main roads
where they cater for the needs of a large amount of
traffic passing to and from the Metropolis.
These stalls are visited at intervals and action is
taken to secure the provision of a satisfactory water
supply, suitable means of food storage, cleanliness of
the stall and utensils, proper means for the storage and
disposal of liquid and solid refuse, etc.
Offensive Trades or Businesses.
There are no offensive trades carried on in Finchley
as prescribed by Section 112 of the Public Health Act,
1875.
The provisions of Section 51 of the Public Health
Acts Amendment Act, 1907, empower the Council, with
the consent of the Minister of Health, to declare that
any trade, business or manufacture to be an offensive
trade. Under this Section the Council were allowed to
schedule the business of a Fish Frier as an offensive
trade, and bye-laws controlling these premises were
made by the Council and approved by the Minister of
Health on the 19th November, 1921. This action was
taken by the Council, not with a view to exercising unreasonable
control over these premises, but in order to
provide that the businesses were carried on under
proper sanitary conditions and that adequate precautions
were taken to prevent the occurrence of nuisance,
especially from the emission of fumes during the process
of frying fish and potatoes. There are seven premises
in Finchley in which the business of a fish frier is
carried on, and these have been inspected periodically
during the year.
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