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Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960
Sixty 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, depositing refuse unnecessarily in food rooms, failure to
provide first-aid equipment, and failure to maintain vehicles in
accordance with legal requirements.
In 38 cases convictions were obtained and fines totalling
£172.0s.0d. were imposed, and the Council were awarded £19.19s.0d. costs.
In 10 cases the summonses were not separately dealt with, but the
Magistrates took the offences into account in dealing with other
contraventions by the same defendants. In 4 cases the summonses were
withdrawn, and the remaining 8 cases were dismissed.
CONCLUSION
In presenting this Report, I should like to express my
grateful appreciation of the kind co-operation which I have received
from The Worshipful the Mayor, the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the
various Committees, and all Members of the Council.
My sincere thanks are also given to the staff of the Public
Health Department for their loyal and efficient service during the year,
and to the other Chief Officers and their staffs for their ready
willingness to co-operate at all times.
I have the honour to be
Your obedient Servant,
J. H. WEIR
Medical Officer of Health.