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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
In order to ensure that food businesses are supervised systematically,
an up-to-date register is maintained of all premises
where such business is carried on. Supervision is governed mainly
by powers under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, and regulations
made thereunder but there are numerous other Acts of Parliament
which relate to specific types of food.
The supervision of catering establishments and premises where
food is sold, stored, manufactured or prepared for sale is carried
out by the public health inspectors in the Food Division. Samples
of food and drugs for analysis by the Public Analyst are obtained
by the public health inspectors of this division and a detailed
account of this work appears later in this section of the report.
The total number of food premises of all kinds on the register
in the Borough is 2,332 and during 1970 they were visited on 6,200
occasions. Details of the various types of food premises will be
found in Tables 1 and 2 which follow.
Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960
The separate categories of trade carried on in food premises
which are subject to these Regulations are shown in Table 1 which
also indicates the number of premises which comply with Regulation
16, relating to the provision of washing facilities for food
handlers, and Regulation 19 which requires the provision of
facilities for washing food and equipment. Table 2 summarises
the visits paid to food premises during the year and Table 3
shows the work carried out to comply with statutory requirements.
Legal proceedings: Three summonses were issued under the
above Regulations, as follows:—
(a) against a restaurant proprietor in respect of the condition
of his premises. The Court imposed a fine of £105 and costs
of £10.
(b) against a baker for using tobacco whilst handling food in a
food room in which there was open food. A fine of £5 was
imposed.
(c) against the Company employing the baker referred to in
(b) above for failing to take all reasonable steps to prevent
the baker from using tobacco. The Court imposed a fine
of £25.