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intention of the Department to concentrate on giving advice to traders
to have installed in all food premises a refrigerator. Progress in this
respect has been made during the year and refrigerators have been
provided in many food premises; but the shortage of basic materials has
made it difficult to obtain "these necessary units which play such an
important part in food hygiene, especially in small premises such as are
usual in this Borough.
There have been considerable improvements in school feeding arrangements
and in many cases new equipment has been supplied and alterations
have been made to kitchens during the year under review.
During the year 137 Notices were served on occupiers of food
premises which fell below standard, intimation being given of the
improvements required, and in all cases the requirements were complied
with and improvements effected.
The practice of issuing free Food Handlers pamphlets and "WASH YOUR
HANDS" notices was continued.
The following work and improvements were effected in public houses
during the year:-
Bar sinks renewed 2
Cellar sinks renewed or supplied 4
New sinks provided 4
New lavatory basins installed 4
Hot water supply provided to bar wells 12
Hot water supply provided to sinks 5
Hot water supply provided in cellars 5
W.C. pans renewed or installed 11
Urinal re-opened 1
Urinal installed 1
ANTI-FLY CAMPAIGN.
Once again action was taken to combat this Public Health Menace.
By arrangement, and with the co-operation of the Transport and Cleansing
Superintendent, all dustbins and dust chutes were dusted each time with
"Gammexane" after the receptacles had been emptied by the Council's
Dustmen. Owners of blocks of flats were also encouraged to take action
by purchasing Inseoticide Powder supplied by the Public Health Department
at cost price, 56 lbs. was sold for this purpose during the year.
9 tins of ANTI-FLY SPRAY were also sold to occupiers of food premises.
Observations were kept on bombed sites and action was taken to prevent
any putrescible matter being a medium of fly-breeding. Many offensive
deposits such as dead dogs and cats, mattresses and bedding, etc., were
disinfected and removed. Owing to the cold and wet summer there were
fewer complaints of flies.