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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES.
There are four Inspectors engaged in the supervision of
the Food Supply. One of them is the Food and Drugs Inspector
of the Borough, who is occupied for the whole of his time in procuring
samples of food and drugs for analysis by the Public Analyst.
The other three Inspectors, who are designated Food Inspectors,
supervise all the premises where food is sold, stored, manufactured
or prepared for sale, and one third of the Borough is allocated to
each Inspector. In addition they supervise the slaughtering of
all animals in the five slaughterhouses, and carry out the duties
required under Part II. of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
With the object of ensuring that all food businesses are
supervised systematically, a Register of all premises where a food
business is carried on has been compiled, and is kept up-to-date.
This Register includes not only those premises which are subject
to some form of legal control, but also all other premises in which
a food business of any description is carried on.
Table XXXVI. has been drawn up to show the number of
food premises in the Borough, and the nature of the business carried
on at these premises. It is a common occurence for more than
one food business to be conducted on the same premises and the
Table is arranged to bring out this fact.
In Columns 1 and 2 of the Table, the number of separate food
premises in the Borough is given, classified according to the
nature of the principal business carried on. In columns 4 to 19,
the number of different businesses actually conducted from these
premises is shown, those which are subject to some form of legal
control being specified. The number of registered dairymen
in the Borough is also shown in the Table, in column 3. The
number of inspections made during the year, and the number of
notices served is shown in the last two columns.
The total number of food premises in the Borough, including
five slaughterhouses, is 3,262. Amongst these are 813 grocery
and provisions shops, and reference to the Table will show that
a variety of businesses are conducted from these shops. Some