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Registration of food premises
The following premises are registered in accordance with the
requirements of section 14(1) of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938:—
Icecream 389
Fish fryers 40
Sausages 108
Preserved meats 154
Preserved fish 27
Other preserved foods 2
Shops Act, 1950 — section 38
No certificates of exemption in respect of sanitary conveniences
were issued during the year.
Pharmacy and Poisons
The names of 15 persons were entered on the Council's list of
persons entitled to sell poisons in Part II of the poisons list and the
names of 208 persons previously registered were retained on the register.
182 visits were paid by the food inspectors in connection with the
granting and renewal of these licences.
Offensive trades
There are no offensive trades carried on in the borough.
Slaughterhouses and slaughtermen
There are two private slaughterhouses in the borough in respect
of which licences were renewed during the year, with the proviso in
one case that only pigs could be slaughtered. Both premises were
visited periodically by the food inspectors.
5 slaughtermen's licences were granted during the year.
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952
The sanitary inspectors are authorised for the purposes of
inspection and testing of heating appliances under the Act.
8 inspections were made during the year, and no adverse comments
were made.
Food work generally
In commenting on the work generally, Mr. Thomas, the group
food inspector states:—
The year saw the ending of food rationing and this has been
reflected in the general tendency to return to the prewar relationship
between customer and shopkeeper. No longer has the housewife to buy
at a particular shop, and the result has been an allround improvement
in the way foodstuffs are displayed and a general endeavour on the
part of shopkeepers to attract customers. Noone is attracted to a dirty
shop and it is pleasing to note the increase in the number of fittings