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There was no evidence of shops remaining open after the
closing hours. A number of shops opened on Sundays and
inspections were made in connection with the limited range
of articles permitted to be sold on that day, but it appeared
that generally the requirements of the Act were being
observed.
Food premises in the district consist of the following:—
Catering establishments, including factory canteens
and school kitchens 116
Grocery and provision shops and "general stores" 70
Greengrocers' shops 39
Butchers' shops 28
Bakers' shops 17
Milk shops 8
Fishmongers' shops 15
Sweet and confectionery shops 64
Food Preparing Premises
Two premises were registered during the year.
The register contained the addresses of 35 premises
registered under the Act for the preservation, etc., of food as
follows:—
Premises used for the manufacture of sausages,
pies, etc.14
Premises used for the cooking of fish 12
Premises used for the cooking of bacon 9
Hawkers of Foodstuffs
Under the provisions of Section 11 of the Middlesex
County Council Act, 1950, persons selling foodstuffs from any
vehicle, etc., who are not the occupiers of open shops for the
sale of foodstuffs, are required to be registered with the local
authority and any foodstores at which the foodstuffs intended
for sale are stored are also required to be registered, but there
is no requirement that hawkers shall have a food store. Public
Health control over hawkers' activities is less exacting than
over food shops and is more difficult of application but efforts
were made to maintain a reasonable hygienic standard.
Two new hawkers of foodstuffs were registered.
Street Traders
Persons wishing to trade from fixed sites in any public
street are required to hold a licence under Sections 320 and
321 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1944. There was
only one street trader in the area whose licence to sell fruit
and vegetables was renewed during the year. One new application
for a licence was refused.