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considered during the year. The registrations were granted as
follows: —
Purveyors retailing multiple firms' productions 61
Purveyors manufacturing and retailing their own
productions (made apart from domestic premises) 1
Purveyors manufacturing and retailing their own
productions (made on domestic premises) Nil
In 1948. the Council delegated to the Public Health Committee,
its powers and duties under Section 158 of the Essex
County Council Act, 1933, and Section 77 and 80 of the
Ilford Corporation Act, 1937, with regard to the granting,
refusal or revocation of registrations, including the duty of
interviewing applicants who are required to show cause why
applications for registration should not be refused or existing
registration should not be revoked.
(13) Ilford Corporation Act, 1937.
Section 77 of this Act provides for the registration of
hawkers of meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, and their storage
premises. Registration was granted to 16 persons (concerning
9 premises), but refused in 1 case on account of the
unsuitability of the proposed storage premises.
A warning letter was sent to a person who was found to
be selling goods without being registered.
Section 80 of the Act requires registration of premises used
for the preparation or manufacture of sausages, or potted,
pressed, pickled or preserved meat, fish or other food intended
for sale. Three applications for registration were received
during 1950 all of which were granted.
(14) Shops Act, 1912.1934 (Sections 10 and 13). Since this Act
came into operation the Sanitary Inspectors have made
inspections in accordance with Sections 10 and 13 (3).
During the year, 5,711 inspections were made, 16 Preliminary
Notices were served, 10 of which were complied with. 5 Preliminary
Notices served in 1949 were also complied with.
3 Certificates of Exemption from the provisions of sub.
Section 2 of Section 10 were granted in 1950.
There are three local Acts in operation—(1) The Ilford
Improvement Act, 1898, which has important sanitary provisions;
(2) The Ilford Urban District Council Act, 1904, the
Section which deals with the control of tuberculosis is repealed,
the powers of the Corporation now being contained in the
Food and Drugs Act, 1938; and (3) The Ilford Corporation
Act, 1937.
The Ilford Corporation Act, 1937, repealed Section 62 of
the Ilford Improvement Act, 1898, dealing with the holding
of a wake over a body of any person who died while suffering
from a notifiable disease. This offence is now dealt with in
Section 165 of the Public Health Act, 1936.
(15) Nurses Act, 1943 (Part 2). Nurses' Agencies.
The Essex County Council, on application by the Ilford
Council, delegated to them, in pursuance of Section 11 (11
the powers conferred upon the County Council by Part II
of the Act, subject to certain conditions.
During 1950 a licence was granted to one Nurses' Agency
in Ilford; such licence expires on the 31st December, 1951.
Agencies are inspected before the issue of a licence, and
thereafter at intervals of not more than once a quarter.
The Medical Officer of Health is authorised under Part 2,
Section 9 (2) to enter and inspect any such licensed premises
in the Borough.