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FOOD
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955
Food Hygiene Regulations
The food hygiene regulations lay down requirements in respect
of the cleanliness of food premises and stalls, and of apparatus and
equipment, the hygienic handling of food, the cleanliness of persons
engaged in the handling of food and of their clothing, and the action
to be taken where they suffer from or are carriers of certain infections;
the construction of food premises, their repair and maintenance and
the facilities including sinks and wash basins to be provided ; and
the temperature at which certain foods are to be kept.
A number of the fish shops in the Borough have been completely
modernised, including the provision of plate glass windows, doing
away, therefore, with the old open-fronted shops.
1. Number of Inspections:
The Public Health Inspectors continued a survey of food
premises and during the year, 577 visits were made to shops and other
premises in order to ascertain compliance with the Regulations, and
arising therefrom 69 contraventions were found, and 4 letters sent
and 18 verbal notices given in connection therewith.
The following is a summary of the works done during the
year:—
Benches provided 1
Bread Troughs (zinc lined) provided 2
Clothes Lockers provided 2
Cold Display Cabinets provided 3
Doors provided or repaired 3
Dustbins provided 2
Electric light provided 1
Extractor Fan provided 2
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