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LICENCED PREMISES:
There were 156 licensed premises at the end of 1960 there having
been little change in this number over the past few years; of this
number 120 were public houses, the majority of which also carry on a
catering business Considerable improvement in the general standards
has been effected in recent years and is still continuing
Reports on the hygienic condition of the accommodation and the
toilet facilities, are submitted in connection with the transfer of
licenses Routine inspections are also carried out from time to time.
In 1960 141 inspections in all were made, 56 of them were for the
preparation of the reports referred to
VARIOUS FOODS:
(a) Canned Hams: In 1957 it was noted that a considerable weight
of canned hams imported from the continent was found to be unsound,
and a number of samples have subsequently been submitted for bacteriological
examination. In some cases CI, melchii were isolated. The
condition of this type of goods has since improved but requires
constant supervision, especially in view of the fact that much of this
type of product is used for the preparation of sandwiches and liable
to be a source of food poisoning outbreaks if unsuitably stored on
retail premises.
(b) Canned Anchovies in salt: Several samples of a consignment
of canned anchovies {unprocessed) were examined bacteriologlcally in
1958 and CI Welchii were isolated in several, Satisfactory methods
were then found for its disposal.
(c) Wines and Spirits: A consignment of wines and spirits was
received in the Borough in 1957, This had been stored in a cellar
which had been flooded elsewhere with crude sewage, After exhaustive
examinations and negotiations with the owner, part was destroyed and
the remainder released for consumption.
poisons:
A register of sellers of Poisons listed in Part II of the Pharmacy
and Poisons Act 1933 is kept, In 1956 there were 44 applications for
inclusion but in 1960 the number had fallen to 36. The premises
concerned were visited from time to time to ensure that the regulations
were complied with.
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