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Inspection of food premises continued, and the food prepared, manufactured,
stored or sold was subjected to routine inspection and sampling. Complaints were
received from time to time and investigated by the Sanitary Inspector without delay.
Complaints received by the Department included:—
Foreign matter in bottles of milk.
Foreign matter in loaves of bread.
Wasp in Nutty Bar.
Bread cereals affected by mould.
Maggots in chocolate cream.
Maggots in chocolate.
Nail in loaf of bread.
String in coconut slice.
Beetle in loaf of bread.
Foreign matter in bottle of orange juice.
Loaf pecked by sparrows.
Glass in loaf.
Foreign matter in bun.
When the evidence was sufficient to justify legal proceedings, such action was
taken, details of which are given on page 48. In other cases a warning letter
was considered adequate.
The Council, being aware of the necessity for the Inspectors to be kept fully
informed and experienced in meat inspection, approved the attendance of' four
Inspectors at a refresher course arranged by the Sanitary Inspectors' Association.
The object of this course was to give Inspectors further training in this important
section of their duties.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
Number of food premises in the area, and type of business.
Bakehouses—level 33
—basement 20
Food factories 35
Fish friers 53
Fish curers 29
Fish depot 1
Cafes and restaurants 283
Public houses (catering) 218
Canteens and clubs 136
Coffee stalls 7
Off-licences selling food 57
Greengrocers 243
Grocers 407
Confectionery 292
Chemists 64
Fish shops 37
Continental Butchers 1
Food stalls (street traders) 135
Food storage premises for street traders 133
Bakers retail shops 52
Butchers 145