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Pood stalls present many difficulties to be overcome in enforcing
the Pood Hygiene Regulations which will have to be faced at some time
in the not too distant future. A few individual stall holders have
made an attempt to meet the requirements but all new street trading
licences in respect of foodstuffs are only issued subject to the
Public Health Department being satisfied that the stalls and storage
places comply with the Regulations. In certain cases e.g. the confectionery
trade, a licence is issued restricting sales to wrapped
goods.
Licensed Premises and Public Houses
Pinsbury has 132 licensed premises all but 9 of which are public
houses. The number of inspections carried out during the year was
160 of which 75 were visits in connection with the transfer of licences
and other matters under the Licensing Act, 1953. In this way the
Licensing Justices are advised of unsatisfactory conditions particularly
of insufficiency of sanitary accommodation for customers in
public houses.
Matters requiring remedy under the Public Health Act or Food
Hygiene Regulations are dealt with accordingly.
During 1956, 20 premises were improved in this way.
Pharmacy & Poisons Act, 1933
The Council keeps a List of Sellers of Part II Poisons under the
Act and in 1956 44 applications for names to be placed or retained on
the List were approved. Each of the premises concerned was visited
during the year to ensure that the provisions of the Act and Poisons
Rules were complied with in regard to containers and labelling.
Unsound Food
No formal seizure and condemnation of food under Section 9 of the
Pood & Drugs Act. 1955 was necessary during the year. There is little
evidence of attempts by traders to sell unwholesome food to the public
in fact it is the traders themselves who generally notify the Department
of any suspected unsound food in their possession. In such
cases voluntary surrender of food is accepted and certificates issued
by the Food Inspectors accordingly. The amount of food dealt with
remained comparatively high because. in addition to the many retail
food shops in Finsbury certain multiple stores have their warehouses
in Finsbury to which doubtful food is returned from branches all over
London. Similarly large quantities of foodstuffs are handled by the
British Transport Commission which has depots in the borough and the
Food Inspectors are frequently called in to adjudicate on food that
has been damaged or contaminated in course of transit.