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FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS.
Regular inspections were carried out during the year 1954 resulting
in 44 requests to the persons responsible requiring the execution of
essential work. In no case was it necessary to institute legal
proceedings.
Details of the more important improvements which have been effected
in food premises during the year are given below:-
Water heaters 8
New sinks provided 7
New W.Cs. provided 2
W.Cs. repaired and cleansed. 13
Kitchens, preparation rooms
etc. redecorated 36
Floors renewed or repaired. 7
Shops fronts repaired or
redecorated 15
New dustbins 16
Counter cases for the
protection of food 5
New windows 2
Improvements to ventilation 6
Counter refrigerators. 2
Gas stoves repaired or
renewed 1
New refrigerators 5
New counters 6
Premises re-designed 4
Yards cleaned and repaired 25
Refuse removed 7
Under the provisions of Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act,
1938, premises used for the preparation of certain specified articles
of food must be registered with the local authority.
It the end of 1954, there were 65 premises on the Register
concerned in the preparation of preserved foods and 235 premises on
the Register relating to the manufacture or sale and storage of ice
cream, as follows-
Premises registered for the manufacture,
storage and sale of ice cream 3
Premises registered for storage and sale
of ice cream 232