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Food Premises
When one considers the extent of communal feeding taking place daily
it is gratifying to note that no outbreak of food poisoning took place and
this I believe is in no small way due to the regular inspections taking place
and the insistence of a high standard of hygiene. 1961 marked the culmination
of a long programme by the Ministry to replace woodwork forming
drainers, counters and food preparation tables, with hygienic steel units
which was requested by the Department, and with few exceptions this has
now been effected. This is now regarded as a considerable improvement.
The day to day cleaning of the large catering premises on the Airport
has always been a problem because most of the canteen and aircraft catering
premises operate on a 24-hour service and therefore the premises are
never completely closed except during large re-decoration programmes.
To cope with this problem it is essential in my view, as it is indeed essential
in all large catering premises, to operate a work measurement drill
which lists every food room in detail and the equipment in that room,
with a frequency and method of cleaning to be adopted in order to secure
the best conditions for food handling. Management of canteens are urged
at every opportunity to adopt this method, and it is being applied in most
cases, with very satisfactory results.
Food Inspection
The Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations were carried out
throughout the year and the total amount of food inspected was 98 tons
12 cwts. 0 qrts. 5 lbs. and 334 visits during the day and night were made
for this purpose.