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Other Food.
During the year 1613 visits have been paid to premises where
food is sold. Special evening inspections are periodically made
in connection with the sale of fruit, etc., from hawkers' barrows.
The quantity of unsound food found during the year was
approximately:—
Fruit 17 lbs.
Meat 10 cwt. 1 qr. 17 lbs.
Fish 1 cwt. 7 lbs.
This includes parts of carcases of animals surrendered and
condemned during slaughtering.
In one case, a consignment of 22 rabbits to the Brentford
Union Infirmary was seized and condemned. Proceedings were
taken against the vendor, who was fined £44.
No special supervision has been exercised over other premises,
such as Restaurants, Eating-houses, etc., where food is prepared,
stored, or exposed for sale.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
A statement of the number of inspections made and defects
noted is to be found in Tables V., VI., VII., VIII. and IX., in
the Appendix.
SHOPS ACTS.
The number of contraventions of the Acts which were reported
during the year was as follows:—
Open on half-holidays 1
Notices not exhibited 9
Notices not exhibited in a conspicuous position —
Notices not in prescribed form 3
Notices (assistants) not exhibited —
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No legal proceedings were taken.