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Although Section 13 of the Food & Drugs Act, 1938
empowers local authorities to take legal proceedings when
contraventions are found, it is the usual practice to
intimate in writing to the person responsible any defects,
and recourse to the Police Courts is rarely necessary.
As a result of this informal action, much work of
improvement has been carried out on food premises, and the
following table sets out details of the more important
defects remedied:-
Water heaters installed
113
New sinks provided
44
New W.C's provided
4
W.C's. repaired or cleansed
22
Kitchens, preparation rooms etc.
redecorated
243
Floors renewed or repaired
18
Shop fronts repaired or redecorated
15
Shop fronts re-built
6
New dustbins provided
53
Counter cases for protection of
food provided
10
PREMISES USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF FOOD
Under the provisions of Section 14 of the Food &
Drugs Act, 1938, premises used for the preparation of certain
specified articles of food must he registered with the local
authority.
At the end of 1949 there were fifty-four premises on
the Register relating to the preparation of preserved foods
and one-hundred and thirty-six premises on the Register
relating to the manufacture or sale of Ice Cream, the latter
being analysed as follows:-
Premises registered for manufacture,
storage and sale of Ice Cream 15
Premises registered for storage and
sale of Ice Cream 16
Premises registered only for sale
of Ice Cream 105
Total 136