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Ice Cream Premises
The Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.) Regulations, 1947, control
the method by which ice cream should be manufactured.
Only one person makes ice cream within the Borough, and
employs the method known as "complete cold mix."
Most of the ice cream sold is manufactured outside the Borough.
There are 165 premises registered for the sale of ice cream.
Coffee Stalls
There are now no coffee stalls in the district, the last remaining
one was closed and demolished in 1957.
Fish Friers
At the end of 1959 there were eight premises in the district
where the business of fish frying was carried out.
Game Licences
Fifteen applications were received under Section 27 of the
Local Government Act, 1894, from tradesmen in the Borough for
licences to deal in game. A licence was granted in each instance.
Shops Act, 1950
Inspection of shops in the Borough has been carried out and
complaints and contraventions dealt with.
Particulars in regard to shops on the Register are as follows:—
Number on Register at beginning of 1959 950
Number closed 8
New Shops 10
Number on Register at end of 1959 952
Changes of Occupancy 28
The number of persons observing the Jewish Sabbath and
registered in accordance with the provisions of Section 53 of the
Act was twelve.
Swimming Pools
Finchley has two Swimming Pools, Squires Lane Baths and the
Open Air Pools in the High Road, N.12. The latter comprises Adult
and Children's Pools and is said to be one of the finest examples in
the London Area. I am grateful to Mr. P. M. Spencer, the Borough
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