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Greengrocers and Fruiterers Shops and Stalls.
773 Inspections were made, and 70 Notices served.
Wholesale and Retail Grocery and Provision Shops, etc.
664 inspections were made, and 14 Notices served, 10
Notices were served in respect of miscellaneous food premises.
Public Houses.
140 inspections were made, and 14 Notices served.
Catering Establishments (including Industrial Canteens, etc.)
924 inspections were made, and 85 Notices served.
In 1948, the Council, in order to encourage a high standard
of cleanliness in catering establishments, instituted a
Certificate of Hygiene, to be awarded to those which complied
with the Councils Code of Standards for Catering Establishments.
During the year under review, certificates were
awarded to 3 industrial canteens, and the certificates of 2
others were renewed. The Councils standards are high, and
the owners of some catering establishments who would like to
apply for such certificates have been precluded from so doing
owing to the present difficulty in expanding their property.
Priority for building licences is largely reserved for dwelling
accommodation at the present time.
Examination of Meat for Caseous Lymphadenitis.
1,406 carcases of imported mutton arriving from Australia,
New Zealand and South America, were examined by cutting of
the lymphatic glands. This represents a 5 per cent examination.
In several instances a lymphatic gland had been removed
from the carcase, but examination showed that the carcases and
remaining glands were not affected with the disease. None of
the carcases-was condemned as unfit for human consumption.
Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations. 1937.
102 detention and 91 release notices were served under
the Regulations for a variety of foodstuffs, including frozen
mutton, canned goods, dried and preserved fruits, confectionery,
cocoa, sugar, etc. In many instances, meat and meat
products landed at the various wharves in the Borough were
not accompanied by the official certificate as required by
the above-mentioned Regulations, and were detained. In all
cases except two, the official certificates were subsequently
obtained, and the foodstuffs released. The two exceptions
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