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FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
Regular inspections were carried out during the year 1956 resulting in 249 requests
to the persons responsible requiring the execution of essential work. In no case was it
necessary to institute legal proceedings.

Under the provisions of Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, parts of
premises used for the preparation of certain specified articles of food must be registered
with the local authority.
At the end of 1956 there were 84 premises on the Register concerned in the preparation
of preserved foods and 254 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 251
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF "CREAM" FILLED CONFECTIONERY
During the year 100 samples were taken of cream fillers and submitted
for bacteriological examination. The results generally were satisfactory, faecal coli
being found in only 8 samples. Of these 8 samples, 5 were from one bakery and after
careful investigation of the circumstances, it is pleasing to report that before the end
of the year the presence of faecal coli had been eliminated from the samples taken from
this bakery.
At the beginning of the year, the presence of Staphylococcus Aureus was being found
in samples. taken from another bakery and here again following an investigation into the
methods of handling and use of the cream, the infection was eliminated. The results may
be tabulated as follows:-
Free from bacillus coliform 15
Bacillus coliform (non -faecal ) present 65
Staphylococcus Aureus positive 7
Staphylococcus Aureus negative 74