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SECTION E:
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Food and Food Premises.
1,937 Inspections were made of premises where food
intended for sale for human consumption is prepared}
stored or sold.
Particular attention has been paid to the implementation
of the Clean Food Bye-laws in respect of the
proper, screening of foodstuffs to prevent contamination.
It was not found necessary to take legal proceedings
to enforce compliance although in two cases it was necessary
to serve formal notice of infringements of the
Bye-laws.
During the period under review legal proceedings
were taken in two cases in connection with unsound food
and infringements under Section 13 of the Food and Drugs
Act, 1938. Convictions were obtained in both cases and
the defendants fined.
Attention has also been given to Hawkers of Food,
particularly in connection with their vehicles and storage
premises which are required to be registered with
the Local Authority under the Middlesex County Council
Act 1950.
No clean food campaign was instituted during the
year, it being considered that better results could be
obtained by the sanitary inspectors concentrating their
efforts on the inspection of food premises and meeting
food traders and food handlers at their actual place of
work.
During the year a talk on the Food and Drugs Act
was given by one of the sanitary inspectors to a class
of students taking a course in catering.
Action taken in connection with Food Stores and Food
Shops.
107 notices were served on occupiers of shops and
stores for infringements of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938,
where proper precautions were not being taken against
contamination of food. At the end of the year 105 notices
had been complied with.
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