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26. FOOD HYGIENE AND FOOD AND DRUGS
ADMINISTRATION
CLEAN POOD SCHEME
The council's Clean Pood campaign was continued during the year. 14 lectures being
given to a total of 276 food handlers, and certificates of attendance awarded to those
who completed the courses. In addition, 8 lectures were given by public health
inspectors to 185 members of women's organisations, and 11 lectures to 450 school
children approaching school leaving age in the secondary schools.
4 filmstrips were sold to other local authorities.
INSPECTION OP POOD PREMISES
A total of 1,517 visits was made to food premises in the borough, and 1,085 improvements
effected as a result.
8 prosecutions for flagrant contravention of the Pood Hygiene (General) Regulations,
1960, were taken during the year, involving 87 summonses. Pines totalling £1,257 and
costs of £83 were awarded to the Council on 85 counts and two summonses were dismissed.
Table 5 gives details of the number of food premises in the borough according to
particular category of use.
THE POOD HYGIENE (MARKETS. STALLS & DELIVERY VEHICLES) REGULATIONS, 1966
One certificate of exemption from the provisions of the Regulations relating to
water supply and washing facilities was granted by the Council during the year, as
satisfactory alternative facilities were available in adjoining premises.
There was one successful prosecution during the year for two contravention of the
Regulations. Pines totalling £17 were imposed and £5 costs awarded to the Council.
MILK AND DAIRIES (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1959
During the year, 39 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 165 distributors of milk in respect of 240 premises.
24 samples of washed bottles were taken at random from a bottling plant at one dairy,
of which 23 were found to be satisfactory and one unsatisfactory. 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 complaints were received
from members of the public concerning the sale of milk in dirty bottles containing foreign
bodies. There were 2 prosecutions involving total fines of £55 and costs of £15.
THE MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) REGULATIONS, 1963 AND 1965
During the year 39 new dealer's (pre-packed milk) licences were issued, and 151
distributors and 2 pasteurisers, involving 225 premises were on the register at the end
of the year.
Informal samples of milk taken for chemical analysis, to ensure that the samples
were genuine and reached the required standards for fat and milk solids other than fat,
were also examined by the tests prescribed for designated milks. All samples examined
were found to satisfy these tests, as shown in the following table:-
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