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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF
FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES.
Registration of Food Premises.
The numbers of premises in Camberwell at the end of the
year which were registered in accordance with the provisions of
Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, were as follows: —
Sale, manufacture and storage of ice cream 472
Preparation or manufacture of:-
Potted, pressed, pickled or preserved meat 219
Potted, pickled or preserved fish 62
Potted, pickled or preserved other foods 22
Supervision of Food Premises
All premises used for the manufacture, preparation, storage
or sale of food are kept under supervision by the district sanitary
inspectors. The numbers of visits of inspection paid to each
type of premises during 1954 were as follows: —
No. of
Inspections
Type of Premises
Bakehouses
161
222
Bakers and Confectioners
Butchers
476
Cooked and Preserved Meat Shops
213
Dairies and Milkshops
266
Fishmongers and Shell Fish Vendors
137
Fish Fryers
119
Fish Curers
88
Food Factories
64
260
Ice Cream Vendors
Public Houses
160
Restaurants and Eating Houses
417
Slaughterhouses
5
Street Markets
1,376
Street Traders Food Stores
48
Other Food Premises
940
Total
4,952
Food and Drugs Amendment Act, 1954.
This Act received the Royal assent on 25th November, 1954,
but with the exception of Section 28, will not come into effect
until a date to be appointed by the Minister of Food. The Act