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the result that, generally speaking, these premises are satisfactory.
Many improvements have been made from time to time and others
are in hand.
Additions have been made from time to time, and during the
past year, 50 premises were inspected and added to the ice-cream
register. The total number of premises now registered is 408.
Further, the requirements as to registration include premises used
for the preparation or manufacture of sausages, or potted, pressed,
pickled, or preserved meat, fish or other food intended for sale.
The total number of such premises registered is now 304, of which
many come within the scope of the Public Health (Meat) Regulations,
1924, and are consequently inspected with the shops at which
meat is sold.
The special inspection of the premises for which applications for
registration have been received has added considerably to the work
of the Department, but it is a pleasure to be able to report that no
difficulties, other than those of a minor nature, have been
encountered, and in no instance has trade suffered interference or
even inconvenience.
In addition to the special inspections reported above, the usual
routine inspections of all other known food premises such as bakehouses,
milkshops, general stores, the kitchens of shops, hotels,
restaurants, and public-houses, have been made during the year
as follows:—
Bakehouses 360
Milkshops 1,821
Ice cream premises 566
Other food premises or stores 1,533
Restaurants, etc. 520
Generally speaking, the conditions disclosed have been found
satisfactory, and such alterations and cleansing found to be needed
have been carried out as a rule without the service of notices.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, and Agricultural Produce Grading
and Marking Act, 1928.
During the year Orders were made under these Acts bringing
Poultry, Bacon and Meat into the operation of the labelling scheme.
With regard to Poultry and Bacon the chief requirement is that
marking shall be done before importation into this country. The
Order requiring the marking of imported Meat did not operate
until 7th January, 1935, and will not, therefore, come within the
scope of this report.
Artificial Cream Act, 1929.
During the year no applications for registration under the abovementioned
Act have been received for the manufacture and sale
of Artificial Cream.