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£81. 7.6 To provide hot water
system, bath, Internal
W.C. and larder.
Rather surprisingly the number of enquiries about
this scheme has been very small indeed, and at the end of
1952 only eight grants had been made.
I should like to re-iterate the comment which I made
in my 1950 Report that it is an unhappy fact that despite
the splendid achievements of the past 30 years in slumclearance
and re-conditioning of houses, the time has not
been found opportune to make compulsory the provision of a
fixed bath and hot water supply before a house can be regarded
as in all respects fit for habitation. Even today there are
hundred of houses in this Borough lacking such facilities.
FOOD PREMISES.
Thirty-nine premises are registered under Section 14
of the Food & Drugs Act, 1938, for the preparation or manufacture
of sausages, or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food
intended for sale.
1,439 visits were made to these premises and to shops,
canteens, restaurants, public-houses, and food-handling
businesses and vehicles of all descriptions to ensure the
maintenance of a proper standard of hygiene and to examine
food stuffs of all kinds.
The following works were carried out to meet the
requirements of the Council under the Food & Drugs Act, byelaws
and other legislation.
Hot water supply provided 20
New washbasins provided 2
Soap and towel provided 1
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 4
W.Cs. cleanscd or repaired 1
Food storage improved 3
Delivery vans repaired, cleansed, etc. 4
lards cleansed 2
Prevention of food from contamination 8
Food premises reconstructed 1
Food premises cleansed 94
Cold stores repaired 4
Floor covering renewed 2
Name and address inscribed on vehicle 1
Miscellaneous 3
FOOD INSPECTION
The following foodstuffs found to be unfit for human
Consumption were surrendered by the owners, and either salvaged
■ w animal feeding or destroyed •-
A2iicle_ No. of lbs. ozs. Reason for
Containers Condemnation
Pinned Milk 63 70 11½ Blown,decomposed
1, " or damaged.
„ Fruit (various) 717' 784 7 "
„ Fruit Juices 49 49 3 "
i, Vegetables (various) 176 229 9 "
« 3°UP 17 16 11½ "
|van Habbit 8 4 8 Blown .
11 92 4 Blown,decomposed,
or damaged.