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Other Food Premises.
1,348 visits were made to food premises during the year,
including 72 inspections of registered food premises. All proposed
new restaurants and cafes were visited and reported on to the
Ministry of Food, Food Executive Officer. These premises have
to be to the satisfaction of this Health department before the
Food Office grant permission for the premises to open.
Food premises other than caterers are not so rigidly controlled,
and prospective occupiers are not bound to consult this department
before commencing business. Many of course, do so, and all others
are visited as soon as their existence becomes known.
Street Markets.
Much food is handled in the Street Markets and the appropriate
Department issued licences for 229 stalls during the year. In each
case any storage accommodation used for foodstuffs was inspected
throughout the year.
Licensed Premises and Public Houses.
There were 133 licensed premises in the Borough, 123 of which
were Public Houses. 104 inspections were carried out.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act.
45 applications for names to be placed or retained in the
Council's list of sellers of part II poisons were approved by the
Council.
Each of the premises concerned were visited during the year.
Unsound Food.