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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
With the object of ensuring that 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.
The total number of food premises on the register in the Borough
is 2,637 and during 1961 they were visited on 8,981 occasions. Table I
has been drawn up to show the number of visits to various food
premises in different parts of the Borough.
Supervision of the food supply is carried out by four senior
Inspectors who each procure samples of food and drugs for analysis
by the Public Analyst and the Public Health Laboratory. They also
supervise premises where food is sold, stored, manufactured or prepared
for sale and carry out the duties required under the Pharmacy
and Poisons Act, 1933, and Pharmacy and Medicines Act, 1941.
District inspectors holding the additional certificate of Inspector
for Food and Drugs carry out the day-to-day supervision of the
catering establishments in their respective areas.
Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955
The work in connection with food hygiene was continued throughout
the year.
Occupiers of food premises were, on the whole, co-operative and
receptive to suggestions made by the Inspectors for necessary improvements,
and a good deal of work was completed during the year.
Court summonses were taken out by the Council against two local
traders for the presence of foreign matter in food. A fine of £4 and
costs of £3-3-0 and a fine of £10 and costs of £5-5-0 were awarded
by the Court respectively in these two cases.
Court summonses were also taken out against local traders for the
presence of mould in food. A fine of £2 and costs of £5-5-0 and a
fine of £5 and costs of £2-2-0 were awarded by the Court respectively
in these two cases.
Further Court summonses were taken out against two local traders
for smoking cigarettes whilst handling open food. A conditional discharge
and costs of £1-10-0 and a fine of £1-10-0 and costs of
£1-10-0 were awarded by the Court respectively in these cases.
The following list shows the number and type of premises in the
Borough where food is sold, stored or prepared:
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