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number of premises registered at the end of the year was 251, and 239
inspections were carried out during the course of the year. To ensure
compliance with the Food Hygiene Regulations, 8 notices were served.
Particular attention is paid to premises where manufacture
takes place. Not only are the premises, plant and methods of operation
scrutinised, but samples of the products are taken for examination by
the methods suggested by the Ministry of Health. There are three such
premises registered in the Borough.
Butchers' Shops.
There are 70 butchers' shops in the Borough, and in addition a
number of shops where cooked meats are sold. All these shops are
systematically inspected, 1,100 visits having been made during the year.
'n general, the shops are well conducted, and only one notice concerning
non-compliance with the Food Hygiene Regulations was served.
One shop where horseflesh is sold for human food is included
among the butchers' shops mentioned above.
Fish Shops.
Shops in which fish, either cooked or uncooked, is sold, or where
the curing or smoking of fish is carried on, are regularly inspected.
There are 40 such shops in the Borough. 128 inspections were made,
and 4 notices served in respect of breaches of the Food Hygiene
Regulations.
Preserved Food Premises.
Section 16 (b) of the the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, provides for the
registration of premises. used for the preparation or manufacture of
sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food intended for sale.
A total of 111 premises were registered at the end of the year. In
addition to butchers' and fish shops, 17 inspections of other preserved
food premises were carried out, and 3 notices served under the Food
hygiene Regulations.
Catering Establishments.
All restaurants, cafes, canteens and kitchens are regularly inspected
thoughout the year. There are 220 of these premises on the Register,
and 681 inspections were made.
Food Stalls.
All street stalls which food for human consumption is
sold are regularly inspected and, where the food sold is stored in the
Borough, the storage places are also inspected.
Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park.
Regular inspections are made of catering establishments in these
Gardens. Any alterations to such premises entailing drainage work
are carried out under the jurisdiction of Council officers. Many
thousands of visitors use these Gardens, and there was no recorded
case of an illness being traced to food purchased in the Gardens.