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BRENTFORD MARKET
Brentford Market is a large wholesale market for the sale of fruit, vegetables
and flowers. It covers an area of 11 to 12 acres and is under the control
of the Borough Council. The Corporation employs a staff of 16 at the market
and there are 450 holdings with 150 tenants. Roughly 1, 500 vehicles pass through
the market every day.
Modern sanitary conveniences are provided on the West side of the market
and free washing facilities are available at this and other conveniences situated
in the market.
The Public Health Inspectors pay frequent visits to the market to confirm
the maintenance of good sanitation and the Corporation employ the services of
a firm of pest exterminators who pay visits to the market every six weeks to
ensure that it is kept free from rodent infestation.
Situated in the Market are also wholesalers who deal in groceries, tinned
foods, etc., and in this connection the Public Health Inspectors visit for the
condemnation of such goods as are reckoned to be unfit for human consumption.
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