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and later dealt with by a Justice of the Peace, who signed a condemnation
certificate in the presence of a representative of the firm who supplied the
milk, and of the complainant.
Legal proceedings under the provisions of Regulation 26, Milk and
Dairies Regulations 1949, were taken by the Town Clerk and at a hearing on
29th September, 1954, the defendant was fined £10.
Registration and Licensing of Food and other Premises.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Sec. 14.
This section provides for the registration by the Local Authority of
premises used in connection with the sale, or the manufacture for the
purpose of sale, of ice cream, or the storage of ice cream intended for sale,
or the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or
preserved food intended for sale.
In connection with the retail sale and storage of ice cream 11 new
applications for registration were approved. Details are given hereunder of
the number of ice cream premises registered under this Section.
Premises on register at 1st January, 1954 295
Premises removed from register during 1954 27
— 268
Premises registered during 1954 11
Premises on register at 31st December, 1954 279
During the year 319 inspections of ice cream premises were carried out,
and of the 32 samples obtained for chemical analysis, all but one (see report
on page 85) conformed with the standard prescribed by the Food Standards
(Ice Cream) Order, 1953.
The results of 40 samples of ice cream submitted for bacteriological
examination are given on page 90.
No new applications were received and approved for registration of
butchers' premises for the manufacture of preserved food. The following
table gives details of premises registered for this purpose.
Premises on register at 1st January, 1954 64
Premises removed from register during 1954 17
— 47
Premises registered during 1954 —
Premises on register at 31st December, 1954 47
Food and Drugs (Milk and Dairies and Artificial Cream) Act, 1950—
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949.
These Regulations require Local Authorities to keep a register of persons
carrying on the trade of milk distributor and of all dairy premises other than
dairy farms in their districts, and make special provisions relating to the
treatment, handling and storage of milk.