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It may not be out of place in recording this matter to stress
the importance of a proper food storage technique on the part of
the food trader and indeed the housewife.
One of the most valuable items of domestic equipment in the
modern home is the refrigerator provided it is used intelligently
and is properly maintained. The refrigerator should be defrosted
regularly and used primarily for the storage of those foods most
liable to deterioration or contamination such as cooked and
uncooked meat and milk foods, suitably covered in appropriate
cases to prevent drying.
A variety of food samples were submitted for bacteriological
examination during the year, including veal, synthetic cream, egg
albumen, frozen and dried egg, cream cakes, minced beef, sausages
and sausage meat, frozen steakettes, frozen pork cutlets, frozen
skinless sausages, desiccated coconut, potted shrimps, scampi,
turkey pie, fish cakes, dressed crab and oysters etc.
Of 153 samples it was only found necessary to make representation
in respect of two frozen meat products which fell below the
desired standard.
During the year 92 swabs were taken from 460 items of
washed crockery and submitted for bacteriological examination.
Further details of food samples are recorded elsewhere in this
report.
The register of premises coming within the scope of the Food
Hygiene Regulations at present includes the following:—
Confectioners 59
Butchers 32
Fishmongers (wet and dry) 13
Fishmongers (fried) 5
Bakers 23
Greengrocers and Fruiterers 45
Cafes and Restaurants 41
Grocers 74
Chemists 19
Licensed premises 33
Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Guest Houses
Hotels 20
Canteens, Clubs, Halls, etc 51
Schools 45
Ten grocers' shops and one baker's premises are registered for
the preparation of preserved meat, etc., and all the fish friers'
premises are similarly registered in respect of fish frying.
Milk. The Milk & Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959.
Apart from small quantities bottled on the farms, milk sold
in the larger Urban areas is collected in the distant producing areas
and transported in bulk to large processing plants situate in the
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