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The sanitary condition of both cowhouses can be regarded as satisfactory.
Speaking generally, however, the arrangement under which cows are kept in the
middle of a densely-populated urban area like Shoreditch cannot be regarded as
altogether suitable.
The Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
These Regulations prohibit a person suffering from Tuberculosis, who is in an
infectious condition, from following any employment or occupation in connection
with a dairy which would involve the milking of cows, the treatment of milk, or the
handling of vessels used for containing milk.
It was not necessary for these reasons to prohibit any person from following
his occupation in a dairy during the year under consideration.
cookshops and eating-houses.
Including the kitchens of public houses where food is prepared for customers,
189 were under inspection during the year, and some 456 visits were made in connection
with them. Some 23 sanitary notices were served, mainly for cleansing.
Fried Fish Shops.
Some 59 were under inspection and 211 visits were made to them. Twenty-three
sanitary notices were served, mainly for cleansing.
Ice-Cream Shops.
The number under observation during the year was 96, and 226 visits of inspection
were made. In 12 instances sanitary notices were served. Most of these were
for general cleansing. The L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1928, provides for the
registration of ice-cream premises.
At the end of the year the number on the register was 96.
Bakehouses.
The number of bakehouses on the register throughout the year was 52.
The number underground was 35 and the number of factory bakehouses was 29.
In connection with bakehouses the Sanitary Inspectors paid 102 visits of
inspection. Intimation notices were served in 19 instances.
Registration of Hairdressers.
At the end of the year the number of hairdressers in the Borough on the
voluntary register of hairdressers agreeing to comply with the hygienic requirements
of the Council was 14.
Sale of Food Order, 1921.
The provisions of this Order respecting the marking of Meat, etc., are complied
with in the Borough. No contraventions were noticed during the year.