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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
The supervision of premises and stalls where foods are prepared, stored
or exposed for sale has been regularly carried out, 1,274 visits being made in
this connection.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955
FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS, 1955
The Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955, came into operation on 1st January,
1956.
The purpose of the regulations is to ensure the hygienic handling and
storage of food, with the object of protecting food from the risk of contamination.
In an endeavour to achieve this object the regulations lay down provisions
inter alia relating to personal cleanliness of food handlers, compulsory notification
of certain diseases amongst food handlers, the provision of facilities for washing
food and equipment, besides general requirements concerned with hygienic
storage and food handling.
The regulations necessitated a routine inspection of food premises and stalls,
and as a result of such inspection it was necessary in a number of cases to
require the provision of such fitments as sinks, wash-hand basins and hot and
cold water supply to be made.
A summary of such requirements found necessary during the year is as
follows:—
Provision of wash-hand basin with hot and cold water laid over 40
Provision of tables with tops of impervious material 8
Provision of sinks with hot and cold water laid over 16
Provision of first-aid equipment 6
Provision of refrigerators 2
Provision of ventilated lobby between store and W.C. 2
Provision of cupboards for personal clothing 3
The co-operation and help received from the occupiers of food premises
in securing the requirements of the regulations, particularly since in many cases
it involved them in no little expense, should be placed on record.
Your public health inspectors continued to give advice to occupiers of food
premises on matters relating to food and general hygiene.
The amount of food surrendered and condemned as unfit for human
consumption after examination by your inspectors was 1 ton, 19 cwts., 0 qrs.,
19 lbs., 6 ozs.
The food condemned was as follows:—
Bacon 40 lbs. Tinned Grapefruit 3 tins
Beef 566 „ „ Fruit Salad 84 „
Biscuits 24 „ „ Herrings 2 „
Cake 13 „ „ Ham 8 „
Carrots 21 „ „ Jam 50 „
Cheese 50 „ „ Jellied Veal 8 „
Custard Powder 5 „ „ Junket 13 „