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Legal Proceedings.
The following Legal proceedings were instituted during
(he year:—
(1) Bread—Foreign matter in bread. Fined £20 plus
£2 12s. 6d. costs.
(2) Milk—Dirty Bottle. Fined £10 plus £2 12s. 6d. costs.
(3) Fruit Cake—Nail in Cake. Fined £5 plus 10s. witness
expenses.
(d) Food Shops and Food Manufacturing Premises.
The classification of the various food shops and food
manufacturing premises in the Borough is as follows:—
Butchers 44
Cafes and Restaurants 22
Greengrocers 45
Sweet Shops 62
General Provisions 90
Bakers and Confectioners 25
Wet and Fried Fish Shops 20
Public Houses 41
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During the year 2,422 visits were made and the following
is a summary of various improvements carried out.
Hot water supply provided or improved 1
Floors, walls, ceilings, etc. repaired 6
Cockroach infestation dealt with 1
Rooms Cleansed 29
Water closet accommodation improved 6
Additional protection provided for foodstuffs 2
Accumulation of refuse removed 6
Accommodation for storage of refuse improved 10
Food preparing room improved 2
Washing accommodation improved 3
Drainage repaired or improved 6
Food storage accommodation improved 1
Yard paving repaired 1
Accommodation for clothing improved 1
Registration of Premises under Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
No. of premises registered for:—
Manufacture and Sale of Ice Cream 1
Sale of Ice Cream 136
Preparation of Sausages, etc 47
23 samples of Ice Cream were submitted for examination
under the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1947.
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