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(General Powers) Act, 1947. The premises where such articles of
food were stored, were kept under regular supervision by the Food
Inspectors.
Supervision of Premises Including Factories Where
Food is Prepared.—Flour-millers, brewers, mineral water, pharmaceutical
sundries, ice-cream, whalemeat packing and fruit-canning
factories were among the premises visited on 5,179 occasions to
ensure that a satisfactory state of hygiene was maintained by all
food traders in the Borough. It was found necessary to serve notices
to cleanse and limewash or otherwise improve premises, on 10
occasions only—improvements being effected mainly on verbal
instructions. The considerable decrease in the number of notices
served is the direct result of the persistence and vigilance of the
Food Inspectors who have during the past few years raised the standard
of food traders' premises to the present high level.
Food Premises
No of
Visits
No. of Improvements
effected.
Caterers' and Restaurants 722 93
Butchers' Shops 441 31
Dairies and Milkshops 180 4
Wharves and Factories 169 1
Bakehouses 155 19
Ice Cream Shops etc 300 15
Fried Fish Shops 185 10
Other Fish Shops 97 6
Cooked Meats & Preserved Foods 239 5
Brewery 1 —
Fairs 27 —
Miscellaneous Visits & Interviews 376 30
Re Rat Infestation 45 —
Sampling Visits 662 —
Visits Re Food & Drugs Act 123 —
Re Merchandise Marks Act & Markets 185 —
Re Shops Act 62 —
Other Visits 880 —
Food Poisoning Investigations 6 —
Complaints Investigated 124 —
Totals 5,186 214