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Action taken under the Food & Drugs Act during 1908 is
detailed in the report kindly furnished by Mr. Houghton, the
County Inspector, (see page 51).
The Sanitary condition of premises where food other
than milk is prepared, stored, or exposed for sale,
together with the condition of the foods themselves has been, as
usual, the object of particular attention.
There are only three slaughterhouses in the district now ever
used, and these are kept in excellent condition.
The great bulk of the meat sold in Barnes and Mortlake comes
from the Central Meat Market, and is generally of good quality.
The smaller butcher's shops are frequently visited and inspected.
Though no formal action under Section 117 of the Public
Health Act, 1875, has been necessary during the year, food of at
all questionable soundness has been at once destroyed on request.
There are two places in the district where ice cream is
specially made, and these places have been carefully watched.
Nineteen restaurants, or eating-houses, are now on the list, and
these have been visited by the Inspectors thirty-eight times and by
myself on other occasions.
Such action as has been taken under the Sale of Food and
Drugs Act is set out by Mr. Houghton in the table on page 51.
The administrative county of Surrey is a large one, and
increasingly populous. Mr. Houghton is indefatigable, but I am
sure he could usefully employ more assistants than he has
under his direction.