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members of the trade to make the investment. Electric potato peelers
are now installed in the majority of shops, an appliance more hygienic
than the older method.
During the year 13 have made alterations and improvements, 16 have
some form of cold storage and, apart from the regular periodical cleansing
and whitewashing which is invariably carried out, 7 premises have been
cleansed. 10 were closed.
Fish Curers.
There are 27 premises registered for the purpose of Fish Curing,
which includes the Haddock Smokers, Bloater Curers and Shell Fish
Boilers. During the period under review 2 have been reconstructed.
2 cleansed, 2 altered and 7 have some form of cold storage. Fifteen
have been closed.
Other Food Premises.
Under the heading Other Foods there are 8 premises, of which 3 are
Muffin or Crumpet Bakers (a seasonal trade between September and
March), 3 Chip Potato Vendors, 1 Itinerant Pie Vendor and one Sandwich
Shop. One only has installed a refrigerator and 2 have been cleansed.
In each of the Chip Potato Vendors electric peelers have been installed.
The total inspections made were 1,427 and 25 Notices were served,
most of the work being done by request.
Messrs. Bowers & Duffield report as follows:
There are at present 90 butchers' and offal shops registered under
the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1932, and 61 provision
shops are also registered. At all these premises steps in the preparation
of food are taken, such as making sausages, pickling meat, cooking hams,
etc.
Many butchers' shops have had their equipment improved by
installing some type of modern refrigerator, the old-fashioned and unsatisfactory
ice-box having become a thing of the past.
Some provision shops are provided with counter protection for their
cooked meats, and the proprietors of others have been approached with a
view to taking some similar steps to prevent the contamination of cooked
meats by flies and dust, but owing to our limited powers in this direction
we are not able to enforce adequate precautions. We may mention that the
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, especially exclude cooked
meats, and this is to be regretted.