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(4) In every shop, not being a shop exempted from the provisions of
this subsection, there shall be provided and maintained suitable
and sufficient washing facilities available for the use of persons
employed in or about the shop.
(5) Where persons employed about the business of a shop take any
meals in the shop, there shall be provided and maintained
suitable and sufficient facilities for the taking of those meals.
The law governing exemption certificates under subsection (4) is
the same as that governing exemption certificates under subsection (2)
which we already dealt with, and the definitions of "shop" and
"suitable and sufficient" are also the same for the whole section.
Twelve premises had already been granted certificates of exemption
under s.38(6) relating to the provisions of s.38(4).
Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955
Regulations 15 and 16 require the provision of a water supply and
wash hand basin on all food premises. No certificates of exemption were
issued during the year.
Pharmacy and Poisons
The names of 13 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 206 persons previously registered were retained on the register.
141 visits were paid by the food inspectors in connection with the
granting and renewal of these licences.
Slaughterhouses and slaughtermen
There is one private slaughterhouse in the borough in respect of
which the licence was renewed during the year, with the proviso that only
pigs could be slaughtered. The premises were visited periodically by the
food inspector. 111 pigs were slaughtered and the carcases inspected
during the year. 5 of these carcases with a total weight of 346 lbs.
were condemned as tuberculous, and 75 lbs. of heads and offals from 6
carcases were also destroyed.
4 slaughtermen's licences were granted during the year.
Offensive trades
There are no offensive trades carried on in the borough.
Food work generally
Mr. Thomas, the group food inspector, in commenting on the
year's work, reports as follows:— "During the year I am afraid no
progress was made to solve the problem of" What is a sausage?" The
old standards of 65% meat content for pork and 50% for beef were
revoked and any action now taken is based on the opinion of the public
analyst who is guided by the old standards. Samples taken in this
borough showed reasonably good results.