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Registration of food premises
During the year the following were registered, the total (including
previous registrations still existing) being shown in the last column.
Type 1963 Total
Sale and storage of icecream 9 367
Manufacture of icecream — 7
Fish frying — 33
Fish curing — 20
Preparation or manufacture of sausages — 75
Preparation or manufacture of potted,
pressed, pickled or preserved food 2 151
Unsound food
Approximately 14 tons of food were surrendered as unfit for human
consumption. This was dealt with by the Council's food inspectors and
consisted of meat, fruit pulp, fish, vegetables etc.
Shops Act, 1950 — section 38
No certificates of exemption in respect of sanitary conveniences
were issued during the year.
Under s.38 of the Shops Act, 1950, we already had powers and duties
with regard to ventilation, temperature and sanitary conveniences in
shops. Under s.18 of the L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1958, additional
powers and duties under s.38 came to us on 1 January 1959, and these
were to do with lighting, with washing facilities and with facilities for
the taking of meals. Details were set out in the 1959 annual report.
No exemption certificates were issued during the year.
Food Hygiene Regulations, 1960
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 7 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 146 persons previously registered were retained on the register.
151 visits were paid by the food inspectors in connection with the
granting and renewal of these licences.
Slaughterhouses and slaughtermen
There are no slaughterhouses in the Borough.
2 slaughtermen's licences were issued during the year.
Offensive trades
There are no offensive trades carried on in the borough.
Continental Goods Depot, Hither Green
Imports of perishable food from the continent through the Continental
Freight Depot continues, and a small amount of food, mostly
meat, has been exported. We are concerned insofar as unfit food or meat
without proper documents may be imported, in which case we have to
ensure that it is either destroyed or not used for human consumption.
It may be necessary to contact wholesalers and various local authorities
if it is intended for distribution elsewhere. Although the proportion
of unfit food is small (last year 0.01%) the large amount of material
handled through the depot throws considerable extra work on the food
inspector concerned.