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Bakehouses.
There were 23 bakehouses in use in the Borough at the end of
the year, of which 17 were basement premises. In all the bakehouses
machinery is used. 82 visits of inspection were made during the year.
Adulteration of Food.
The total number of samples taken in 1948 under the Food
and Drugs Act, 1938, was 750 of which 8 were formal samples and
742 informal. 10 informal and 1 formal sample were found to be
adulterated. In one case a warning letter was sent.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
45 applicants were approved during the year by the Council
as Listed Sellers of Poisons and 45 visits were made.
Salvage Division (Ministry of Food).
Examination of foodstuffs have again been carried out in cooperation
with the Minister of Food's Salvage Officers. The
examinations were necessitated as the result of damage and from
loss of labels, etc., to packages during transport.
Ice-Cram.
During 1948 there were 90 registrations for the manufacture,
sale or storage of Ice-cream. 119 visits of inspection were made and
83 samples of ice-cream were submitted for bacteriological
examination with the following results—Very satisfactory—3;
Satisfactory—54; Unsatisfactory—26.
Registered Food Premises.
The following is a summary of Registered Food Premises in
the Borough at the end of 1947—
Manufacture of Ice-cream 37
Storage and Sale of Ice-cream 53
Fried Fish Shops 12
Butchers Shops and Stalls 51
Other premises 28
Total 181
258 visits were made to these premises during the year.