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Overcrowding
One summons was issued in respect of overcrowding of a dwelling.
A conviction was obtained and a fine of £3. 0s. 0d. was imposed and the
Council were awarded £3. 3s. 0d. costs.
Tenement Houses
One summons was issued under Section 36 of the Housing Act, 1957,
regarding failure to provide proper and sufficient W.C. accommodation,
or alternatively to reduce the number of persons accommodated in the
house. A conviction was obtained and a fine of £3. 0s. 0d. was
imposed.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955
Milk & Dairies (Channel Islands and South Devon Milk)
Regulations, 1956
In one case proceedings were taken in regard to the sale of
Channel Islands milk deficient in milk fat. The defendant was
granted a conditional discharge on payment of £2. 2s. Od. costs.
Public Health (Preservatives, etc. in Food) Regulations,
Three summonses were issued during the year in regard to the
undeclared presence of preservatives in minced beef or steak.
Convictions were obtained in all cases and fines totalling £45.0s.0d.
were imposed, and the Council were awarded a total of £7. 7s. Od.
costs.
Ice cream (Heat Treatment, etc.) Regulations, 1959
A summons was issued in regard to the failure to use indicating
and recording thermometers in manufacturing ice cream at premises
in the borough. The Court hearing, however, was adjourned sine die
as the defendant had left England.
Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960
Fifty summonses were taken out against various defendants for
contraventions of these Regulations. The contraventions included
the exposing of food to contamination, failure to keep food premises
and equipment in a clean condition, failure to provide an adequate
supply of wash basins, soap, nail brushes and towels, depositing
refuse unnecessarily in food rooms, failure to provide first-aid
equipment and failure to exhibit name and address on food vehicle.
In 29 cases convictions were obtained and fines totalling
£86. 0s. 0d. were imposed and the Council were awarded £9. 9s. 0d.
costs.
In 18 cases the summonses were not separately dealt with, but
the Magistrates took the offences into account in dealing with
contraventions by the same defendants. In 3 cases the Court
hearings were adjourned sine die as the defendant had left England.
DOG NUISANCE BYE-LAW
Two summonses were issued in respect of contraventions of this
Bye-law. In both cases convictions were obtained and fines amounting
to £1. 0s. 0d. were imposed and the Council were awarded £l.lls.6d.
costs.