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Woolwich 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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(General Powers) Act, axe distributed at every shop on the
register. The shops axe inspected in April, June, and
August, by Inspector Potter.
46. By-Laws for vendors of Fried Fish and Fish Curers
have been approved by the Local Government Board and!
are now in force.
(a) Fried Fish Vendors.
No. 1 forbids persons suffering from infectious disease to
take part in the business.
A place where fish is cleansed or stored must have a rainproof
ceiling or roof; must be adequately lighted and
ventilated; the window must be one-tenth of the floor
area with one-twentieth capable of opening; there must
foe permanent openings for ventilation; the surface of
the walls and floor must be constructed of smooth, impervious
material, and the floor must be such as to
provide for the removal of liquid matter; proper steps
must be taken to prevent effluvium arising from the
gutting, cleansing, or storing; the gutting,, cleansing, or
Istoring, must not he carried out in any place in which
poultry or other animals are kept, or in a place communicating
with a place in which animals are kept
unless it be through the open air or an intervening
Ventilated space.
No vendor of fried fish may keep, upon his premises more
than 24 hours any hamper, box, or barrel, which has
contained wet fish, and which may be offensive.
Adequate provision must be made for securing the personal
cleanliness of any person taking part in the business.