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(e) the temperatures at which certain foods particularly
liable to transmit disease are to be kept at markets
and stalls;
(f) the provision of water supply, washing facilities and
first-aid materials;
(g) the provision of facilities for washing and sorting
food and equipment;
(h) the proper disposal of waste material;
(i) the provision of suitable and sufficient means of
lighting;
(j) the display of the owner's name and address on delivery
vehicles as well as stalls, and both must identify the
place where they are kept or garaged;
(k) the granting by local authorities of certificates of
exemption from certain of the requirements, with a
right of appeal to a magistrates' court against the
refusal or withdrawal of a certificate; and
(l) the effective covering and screening of all stalls
selling open food other than raw vegetables unless
the stall is designed, constructed and operated so as
to protect the food until it is sold.
These Regulations will require considerable amendment to both the
stalls and the storage facilities of many of the street traders
dealing with food, together with amendment to both premises and
vehicles of food transport undertakers,,
Some of the requirements are in many cases already satisfied, but
others are at present under discussion and, before making particular
requirements, the traders are being consulted concerning the practical
aspect of our proposals for the protection of open foods which are
displayed on stalls.
The question of exemption certificates in circumstances where
facilities are provided at a central point, which is conveniently and
readily available to several stall-holders, and the provision of
receptacles for, and the collection of, waste material are also under
discussion.
The requirements of the new Regulations were brought to the
attention of all licensed street traders dealing in food in the
borough, who were required by 31st January, 1967, to comply with the
requirements relating to the naming and lighting of stalls and the
provision of clean and washable over clothing.
In view of the new Regulations, it would appear necessary to
tighten control over the granting of licences to street traders
dealing in food and, in this connection, it is regrettable that
Regulations have not been made under Section 21 of the Act of 1955 to
provide for the compulsory licensing by the local authority of all
food stalls, vehicles and all other places which are not premises.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS, 1936/1961.
Nuisances
During the year, forty-nine summonses were issued for various