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Legal proceedings, however, were instituted by the Council
under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, in respect of the following
offences:
Fish vendor persistently smoking Fined £10
while handling fish
Fruiterer and greengrocer failing to Fined £5 plus
refrain from the use of tobacco £2 2s. 0d. costs
while handling open food
Sale of loaf containing a cigarette end Firm fined £10 plus
£3 3s. 0d. costs
Sale of minced meat containing Firm discharged. Emportion
of a cigarette ployee, joined in
proceedings, fined
£10
Food Inspection
The following is a summary of food surrendered and condemned
during the year as unfit for human consumption. The food,
all of which was in small quantities, was carefully mixed-in with
household refuse at the Council's Refuse Collection Works and
disposed of at the controlled tipping site used by the Council:
Fish 14 stone
Carcase Meat 73 lbs.
Offal 63 lbs.
Ham (canned) 79 lbs.
Ham (cooked) 15 lbs.
Canned Meats (various) 68½ lbs.
Canned Foods (various) 205 cans
Frozen vegetables 39 packets
Rabbit 50 lbs.
Chicken 21½ lbs.
Number and. Classes of Food Premises in the Borough
Below is a summary of the food premises in the Borough,
classified under type of business:
Bakers and Confectioners 29
Butchers 56
Grocery and Provisions 111
Fruit and Greengrocery 60
Wet Fish 14
Fried Fish 7
Restaurants and cafes (including school
canteens, works canteens, clubs, etc.) 118
Confectionery and Sweets 81
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