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Hawkers of food and their premises are registered under the Essex County
Council Act, 1952.
There are 137 registered hawkers and food storage premises associated with
them. During the year 478 visits were made by public health inspectors in connection
with these. Ten new registrations were approved for traders and three for
storage premises.
More exacting testing of commercial vehicles has resulted in a higher maintenance
interest by the hawkers in their vehicles, and the disuse of unsatisfactory
vehicles.
The traders are generally hard working and perform a useful service by
supplying outlying areas and enable elderly people and mothers of children to
obtain food supplies without the necessity of travelling to shopping areas.
As the smaller shops disappear due to supermarket competition, the hawker
may become even more useful by bringing the food to the homes of the people,
but increasing road taxes and running costs have resulted in a number of hawkers
ceasing to trade. Their future is problematical.
Diseases of
Animals
To prevent the spread of Animal Diseases all pig swill and similar
waste must be effectively sterilised under the Diseases of Animals
(Waste Food) Order 1957. Three premises having the necessary properly
constructed equipment were licensed for this purpose.
Generally the movement of swine throughout the year has progressed
without the issue of any licences, though in two instances pigs were
moved into the borough by licences under the Regulation of Movement
of Swine Order 1959.
Maughternouses
daughter of
Animals Acts
1933-1954
There are no registered slaughterhouses within the Borough of Redbridge
and no licences were issued to slaughtermen during the year, no
applications having been received therefor.
Flock and
Other Filling
Meterials Acts,
1951
This Act requires the Local Authority to register premises wherein
rag flock and other filling materials are used. There are 12 premises at
present on the register and one establishment has been licensed for the
manufacture of those commodities as required by this Act.
Eleven samples of filling materials were obtained and submitted to
the analyst during 1969. All proved to be satisfactory.