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After a careful inspection, a number of works were
ordered to be carried out, which were considered necessary
for their improvement.
This order resulted in the closing of the shops Nos. 25,
Little Guildford Street, 1, Drury Lane, and 4, Betterton
Street.
In the other cases the results were the substantial
carrying out of the Board's order.
Subsequently proceedings were taken by certain
inhabitants against the owner of one of these shops, which
resulted in the acquittal of the Defendant on all the
•counts.
Manufacturers or Purveyors of Ice Creams.
Your Board adopted the recommendation of the Sanitary
Committee, who, having considered the communication from
the Vestry of St. Mary, Islington, together with copies of
the reports of their Medical Officer of Health, and of Dr.
Klein, on the subject of the sale of ice creams and the
washing of the glasses in which they are served, and
recommended that a communication be addressed to
the Local Government Board supporting a suggestion of
the Vestry of Islington "That legislation should take
place for the purpose of providing for the registration of
vendors of ice creams and for the regulation of the
trade."
Recently at a meeting of Medical Officers of Health
belonging to the North-Western Division of England and