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Bethnal Green
That the present system of inspection is most unsatisfactory.
That fresh legislation upon the lines of the
Bakehouses' Regulation Act, 1863, hut with increased
powers, is urgently required. That any new law should
compel the registration and licensing of bakehouses and
of all businesses which involve the preparation of food
for public consumption.
St. Mary Abbott's,
Kensington.
That the present legislation as to inspection is not
satisfactory. That the Bakehouses' Regulation Act,
1803, should not have been repealed. That the parliamentary
report shews the necessity for systematic
inspection and sanitary supervision of bakehouses, and
also shews that the inspection by Government ollicials
is inadequate. That what is required is a Bakehouse
Regulation Act, providing for the licensing of bakehouses,
and conferring on the sanitary authority the
power for regulation by bye-laws. This Vestry have,
liowever, always continued to inspect the bakehouses in
their parish.
St. Luke's
That the present legislation affecting bakehouses
is unsatisfactory. That this Vestry agree with St.
Pancras in the opinion expressed, and are prepared to
co-operate in obtaining larger powers of control.
Bermondsey
That the present inspection is not satisfactory, and
that the regulations should be made by the local
authorities.
Clerkenwell
Visits have been made to the bakehouses in this parish
by the Medical Ollicer of Health and the Chairman of
the Sanitary Committee, who are of opinion that the
inspection made by the factory inspector is most unsatisfactory,
especially as compared with that of the
local sanitary authorities previous to the transfer of the
duties in 1878. That the recent legislation on the
subject is of a retrograde character.
St. George - in - the
East.
That as the duty of inspection of bakehouses for
ordinary sanitary purposes is vested in the local authorities,
the same authorities should have the enforcement
of regulations with reference thereto. The Vestry of
St. George is prepared to consider any course proposed
to be taken for alteration of the law.
Plumstead
This Board, without expressing any distinct opinion,
forwards copy of letter sent to the Home Secretary and
the Metropolitan Board of Works, dated 19th October,
1882, calling attention to the unsatisfactory state of the
law, and pointing out that further legislation is now
required to secure efficient inspection.