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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
The numbers and types of food premises in the Borough are as follows:—
5 Bakehouses
22 Bakers and Confectioners
59 Butchers
175 Cafes and Canteens
25 Fishmongers
55 Fruiterers and Greengrocers
125 Grocers
22 Licensed and 12 Off-licensed Premises
93 Sweets, etc.
All food premises are regularly inspected and during the year 2,976 visits were paid.
In addition to numerous verbal warnings and suggestions to management and staff during
these routine visits, 217 informal notices were served upon owners or occupiers.
110 inspections were carried out in connection with itinerant vendors and stalls;
much of this work, especially in respect of itinerant vendors, is done at weekends.
The position under the Food and Drugs Act, apart from registrations in respect of
ice cream, is as follows:—
37 butchers' premises and 7 other food premises are registered
for the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed,
pickled or preserved food. To these registered premises 464
visits were paid.
21 fish shops are registered for frying. To these 270 visits
were paid.
Milk
All milk distributed in Dagenham is produced and bottled outside the Borough.
Eight premises are registered as dairies. The number of persons registered as distributors
is 53, of these eight operate from premises outside the Borough, the remaining
45 distributors operate from 76 premises situate in the Borough. 103 visits were paid
to dairies and distributors' premises.
During the year 59 samples of milk were submitted for bacteriological examination.
One sample (from a refrigerated slot machine) failed to pass the methylene blue test,
but in this case the maximum atmospheric shade temperature during the test exceeded
the permissible limit of 65 degrees F.
Ice Cream
The total number of registered premises is 145; of this number two are registered
for the manufacture of ice cream. 260 visits were paid to these premises. During the
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