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25. FOOD HYGIENE AND FOOD AND
DRUGS ADMINISTRATION
CLEAN FOOD SCHEME
The Council's Clean Pood campaign was continued during the year, 15 lectures being
given to a total of 74 food handlers, and certificates of attendance awarded to those
who completed the courses. In addition, 6 lectures were given by public health
inspectors to 150 members of women's organisations, and 16 lectures to 640 school
children approaching school leaving age in the secondary schools.
5 filmstrips were sold to other local authorities.
INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES
A total of 2,280 visits were made to premises in the borough, and 2,007 improvements
effected as a result of these visits.
Seven prosecutions for contraventions of the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations,
1960, were taken during the year.
Fines ranging from £80 to £279 were imposed the total being £959 with costs of £65
awarded to the Council.
Table 5 gives details of the number of food premises in the borough according to
particular category of use.
THE FOOD HYGIENE (MARKETS, STALLS & DELIVERY VEHICLES) REGULATIONS, 1966
Ten certificates of exemption from the provisions of the Regulations relating to
water supply and washing facilities were granted by the Council during the year, as
satisfactory alternative facilities were available in adjoining premises.
It was necessary to prosecute one stallholder during the year for six contraventions
of the regulations. A fine of £30 was imposed and costs of £7 awarded to the Council.
MILK AND DAIRIES (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1959
During the year, 35 persons were registered as distributors of milk in accordance
with the provisions of Regulation 8. There remained on the register at the end of the
year two dairies and 141 distributors of milk in respect of 255 premises.
12 samples of washed bottles were taken at random from a bottling plant at one
dairy, which were all satisfactory. The second dairy is mainly concerned with the
pasteurising and packing of cream in plastic containers.
In spite of all the precautions taken by dairy firms 14 conplaints were received
from members of the public concerning the sale of milk in dirty bottles containing
foreign bodies. There was one prosecution involving a fine of £15 and costs of £6.
THE MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) REGULATIONS, 1963 AND 1965