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Sutton and Cheam 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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It is gratifying to record that the majority of the traders
have shown a willing co-operation to comply with the requirements
of the Regulations, This is revealed in the above table by the
number of infringements rectified in the relatively short time
the Regulations have been in force. Mention must also be made
that the standard of hygiene in the various food premises and
the cleanliness of the persons engaged in the handling of food
continued to improve.
REGISTERED FOOD PREMISES
The following table shows the number of food premises registered by type of business, and the number of inspections made-
A. Section 16 - Food and Drugs Act 1955
B. Milk and Dairies Regulations 1949-1954.
C. ice Cream (Heat Treatment etc) Regulations 1947-1952 and
D. Number of Inspections made.
| Type of Registered Premises | Preserved Foods | Milk | Ice Cream | Inspections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butchers | 47 | - | - | 139 |
| Confectioners (Sugar and Flour) | - | 1 | 94 | 173 |
| Fruiterers | - | - | 4 | 18 |
| General Shops/Stores | - | - | 7 | 11 |
| Grocers | 15 | 32 | 48 | 168 |
| Ice Cream (Manufacture). | - | - | 3 | 11 |
| Milk Depots/Dairies | - | 7 | - | 27 |
| Sundry Premises - Newsagents etc | - | - | 5 | 17 |
| TOTAL | 62 | 40 | 161 | 564 |
PROSECUTIONS - FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS. 1955
Proceedings were taken during the year in two instances, both
under Regulation 9(e), as follows:-
(a) Smoking a cigarette whilst handling open food in a food
room - FINED 30/-
(b) Smoking a cigarette whilst delivering unwrapped bread to a
householder - FINED £5,0s„0d,
PROSECUTIONS - FOOD ANDDRUGS ACT ,1955
Proceedings were also taken under Section 2 of the Act for
selling to the prejudice of the purchaser food not of the
substance demanded,, as follows;-
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