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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 and is occupied in procuring samples of food and
drugs for analysis by the Public Analyst, and the supervision of
dairy premises.
The other three Inspectors are designated Food Inspectors,
and supervise all other premises where food is sold, stored,
manufactured or prepared for sale. One third of the Borough is
allocated to each Inspector. The three Inspectors also carry out
the duties required under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933,
and the Pharmacy and Medicines Act, 1941.
With the object of ensuring that all food businesses are supervised
sytematically, 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 other premises in which a
food business of any description is carried on.
Table IX 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 occurrence for more than
one food business to be conducted on the same premises and the
Table is arranged to bring out this fact.
In column 1 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 3 to 18 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 shops distributing milk
in the Borough is also shown in column 2 of the Table.
The total number of food premises on the register in the
Borough is 2,616, and during 1950 they were visited on 39,744
occasions.