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Flour Instant whip
Lamb Mint
Crumpet Pork tongues
Dates Mussels
Horseradish sauce Stew
Hot pepper Gooseberries
Tinned peas Stewed steak
Sausage roll Christmas pudding
Food Complaints
Food complaints numbering 129 were received from members of the public during
the year.
In 9 instances legal proceedings were taken under the Food and Drugs Act,
resulting in 7 convictions, with fines totalling £110. One case was taken under the
Milk and Dairies Regulations and resulted in a fine of £25.
With a number of complaints where legal proceedings might have been appropriate,
action was not possible owing to the unsatisfactory nature of the evidence. In other
cases this was due to the unwillingness of complainants to appear in court. The
remainder were dealt with informally by contact with the firms concerned
FOOD HYGIENE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1960
The following table gives details of food premises grouped in categories of trade
carried on in them and showing the number fitted to comply with regulation 16
(provision of wash-hand basins) and with regulation 19 (facilities for washing food
and equipment) of the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960.

THE FOOD HYGIENE( MARKETS, STALLS AND DELIVERY VEHICLES)
REGULATIONS, 1966
These regulations which came into force on the 1st January, 1967, are designed to
improve the hygiene on stalls selling food and in vehicles used for the delivery of food,
and some improvement has been noted. Shellfish stalls on the forecourts of some of
the public houses have been visited during the weekends and advice given on the
risks of contamination. The following details indicate the extent of this work in the
Borough:—