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If the premises for any reason are not brought to a standard indicated by the Food Hygiene (General)
Regulations, formal proceedings are the only answer and during the year under review, several such cases have
been taken to the Courts by the Department, a procedure which was very rarely necessary in the past.
A more encouraging fact is that more persons who intend taking control of food premises are asking for advice
from the department whilst the work required to adapt the premises is in the planning stage. Others seek advice
when alterations are contemplated with the result that many such premises are brought to a standard higher than
could be enforced by the Regulations.
Generally, the number of persons from overseas in control of food shops and restaurants has continued to
increase during the year and it is also noted that there is a tendency for these people to set up in certain areas.
Some of these shops tend to stock a very large variety of foods which range from paraffin to vegetables or
butchers meat, resulting in overstocking in a limited space with its inevitable difficulties of stock rotation and
cleansing procedures.
The education in food hygiene of such persons is an uphill job which can only be achieved after many visits by
the Public Health Inspectors attached to the Food Section.
The total number of food shops at the end of the year was as follows: —
Trade
No. of
Shops
No. of
Inspections
Bakers and Flour Confectioners
98
204
Butchers
114
507
Cafes and restaurants
241
930
Confectioners, Sugar
375
248
Fishmongers
34
90
Fruiterers and greengrocers
171
482
Grocers
429
929
Off licences and public houses
200
212
Registered Food Premises
At the end of the year the following premises were registered under Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act 1955.
Sale of ice cream 820
Manufacture and sale of ice cream 11
Storage of ice cream 1
Cooking of hams and other meat 65
Fish frying 56
Fish curing (smoking) 3
Sausage manufacturer 101
Preparation of "Hot Dogs" 1
Preparation of jellied eels 3
Shell fish 2
Prepared foods 23
Pickling meat 3
Total 1,089
In addition the following classes of food hawkers and their storage premises are registered under Section 11
Trade
No. of Hawkers
registered
No. of storage
premises
Fruit and vegetables
129
93
Shellfish
14
5
Fish
13
4
Ice cream
31
5
Light refreshments
21
6
Peanuts
4
2
Eggs
3
—
Groceries
10
3
Confectionery
1
1
Total
226
119
33