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premises. Six applications for prior approval of furnace installations were
received and approved. Seven applications for chimney height approval were
received and approved, subject in some instances to the chimney heights being
amended.
The whole of the Borough is covered by smoke control orders. Approval, for
grant purposes was given to the installation of 11 heating appliances, the
total estimated grants amounting to £256. In addition a discretionary grant
of £9 in respect of the 30 per cent balance of cost of works of adaptation to
heating appliances in the dwelling was approved by the Council on grounds of
hardship.
FOOD AND DRUGS
Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1970
Food Hygiene (Markets. Stalls and Delivery Vehicles) Regulations 1966
Food premises in the borough are subject to frequent inspection by the
public health inspectors to ensure that the provisions of the Food Hygiene
Regulations are being observed, and a public health inspector visits the
borough's Sunday markets each week There are 3,411 food premises including
stalls,.in the area, Notices of requirements served numbered 360 and 102
summonses involving 19 premises/stal1s were heard during the year
Imported Food
Routine examination and sampling of all imported foodstuffs was maintained
during the year.
Unsatisfactory samples remained fairly constant at about one tenth of the
total taken. Early in the year following a ship-board fire in the Port of
London some 36 tons of salvaged tea were brought into the area for examination
as to soundness. Following sampling and examination 9 tons were found to be
water and chemical foam damaged, subsequently being released for chemical
processing on the continent.
There were two contraventions of the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations,
Marzipan Easter eggs were found to contain brilliant blue F.C.F. a prohibited
colour in the applied fancy icing decoration. This consignment was destroyed
at the importer's premises in another Local Authority's area under their
supervision. Chewing gum was found to contain Patent Blue V, a prohibited
colour, and was subsequently returned to the producer in Italy.
Attention was given to the examination and samp]ingof"pre-import samples"
of foodstuffs entering the area. One such consignment, for a northern hospital
group, of diabetic jams was found to contain Sorbic Acid a non-p«rmi11ed preservative.
Immediate action was taken on our advice of the contravention and
importation stopped.
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