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(viii) Stalls and Vehicles (including Street Traders).
The Bye-laws with regard to street trading relate, inter alia, to
the protection of food from contamination, the storing of refuse
in suitable covered receptacles, etc. Applications by Stallholders for
licences to sell foodstuffs are referred to the Public Health Department
prior to the issue of a licence, and in those cases where the food
is stored in the Borough, the premises are inspected. In those
instances in which the place of storage is situated in another district,
an inquiry is addressed to the Medical Officer of Health of that area
concerning the sanitary condition of the premises.
Inspection of food sold from street stalls is carried out by the
Sanitary Inspectors.
(ix) Food Poisoning.
Cases of food poisoning or suspected food poisoning are required
to be notified to the Medical Officer of Health. During the year, five
cases were notified; all of which were subsequently investigated by
the staff of this department.
(C) Adulteration, etc.
(i) Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
505 samples were taken for analysis during the year by the
Sampling Officers under the Act. The number certified to be
adulterated was 29, or 5.7 per cent. of the total number, as compared
with 17, or 3.4 per cent. in 1935.
Of the total samples taken for analysis, 407 were formal samples
and 98 informal.