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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF
FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES.
Registration of Food Premises.
The following table indicates the number of premises in
Camberwell at the end of the year which were registered with the
local authority as required by Section 14 of the Food and Drugs
Act, 1938, and also the number of dairies and milkshops registered
under the provisions of the Milk and Dairies Regulations,
1949:-
Sale, manufacture or storage of ice cream 438
Preparation or manufacture of: —
Potted, pressed, pickled or preserved meat 220
Potted, pickled or preserved fish 70
Potted, pickled or preserved other foods 20
Dairies and Milkshops 217
Supervision of Food Premises.
The district sanitary inspectors are responsible for the
supervision and periodical inspection of all premises where food
is manufactured, processed, stored or sold. The numbers of
visits made to each type of premises during 1953 are set out in
the following table : —
Type of Premises
No. of Inspections
Bakehouses
64
Bakers and Confectioners
72
Butchers
112
Cooked and Preserved Meat Shops
22
Dairies and Milkshops
68
Fishmongers and Shell Fish Vendors
15
Fish Fryers
75
Fish Curers
115
Food Factories
31
Ice Cream Vendors
330
Public Houses
38
Restaurants and Eating Houses
373
Slaughterhouses
6
Street Markets
944
Street Traders Food Stores
4
Other Food Premises
1,316
Total
3,585