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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 2,601 and during 1963 they were visited on 10,344 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 Inspectors
for Food and Drugs carry out the day-to-day supervision of the
catering establishments in their respective areas.
Food and Drugs Act, 1955, and Food Hygiene (General)
Regulations, 1960
Work in connection with food hygiene continued throughout the
year, and as has been generally found to be the case, since the Food
Hygiene Regulations of 1955 came into operation, occupiers of food
premises were co-operative and receptive to suggestions made by
the inspectors for necessary improvements to their premises.
A Court Summons was taken out by the Council against a trader
for the presence of foreign matter in food and a fine of £5 and
costs of £3 3s. Od. were awarded by the Court.