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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES 43
Act, 1961. One hundred and eighty.three visits by the Food Inspectors
were made to these premises during the year.
Certificates of suitability under the Food Hygiene Regulations,
1955, were granted in 1958 in respect of the 10 underground bakehouses.
Water Supply
The bulk of the water supply in the Borough is provided by the
Metropolitan Water Board and this has been satisfactory both in
quality and quantity.
The water to the whole of the area is piped by the Metropolitan
Water Board. It is known that this large undertaking carries out
bacteriological and chemical tests of raw water and after treatment.
No specific action has been necessary in respect of contamination
of the water supply but in the case of individual premises, following
inspection by public health inspectors, close liaison is maintained
with the Metropolitan Water Board whenever necessary.
All dwelling houses, approximately 97,000, and the population of
347,810 in the Borough are supplied from water piped direct to
houses. It is not known if any standpipes are still in existence.
Registration of Premises
The Food and Drugs Act, 1955
Section 16(1) of the above Act provides that no premises shall be
used for:
(a) the sale, or manufacture for the purpose of sale, of ice.cream
or the storage of ice.cream intended for sale; or
(b) the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed,
picked or preserved food intended for sale, unless they are
registered under this section for that purpose with a local
authority.
During the year 114 applications for registration under the provisions
of Section 16(l)(a) and 42 applications for registration under
the provisions of Section 16(l)(b) were submitted to the Council. In
all cases the premises were found to be satisfactory and the registration
granted.
Bacteriological Examination of Food and Waters
Three hundred and forty.seven samples were examined bacterio.
logically at the Public Health Laboratory during the year. They were
as follows: