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Butcher. Shops and Stalls*
429 inspections were carried out during the year and 63
Notices served.
Butter and Margarine Factories and Wholesale Dealers in
Margarine. *
There are 33 of these premises in the Borough, and
during the year 40 inspections were made.
Catering Establishments (including industrial Canteens).
Inspections of catering establishments in the Borough
totalled 1,184 and 140 Notices were served.
The proprietor of a cafe', summoned for having in his
possession for sale, horseflesh for human consumption,
without a notice being displayed, was fined £25 and £2,6.0
costs. Proceedings in respect of the dirty conditions at
another cafe' resulted in fines totalling £20 and £5 costs
being imposed. A summons taken out for failing to provide
a sufficient supply of clean towels for persons employed in
a canteen at a building site, resulted in a fine of £2 and
£2.6.0 costs.
Two further summonses were taken out against the
proprietors of caf£s - one for selling milk which was deficient
in fat and the other for selling hot milk which contained
added water. Fines amounting to £6 with £4.12.0
costs were imposed. In addition to the above, proceedings
were also instituted against a firm of bakers outside the
Borough for selling a loaf of broad which was unfit for
human food (the loaf contained a nail), to a canteen in the
Borough. They were fined £5.5.0 with £5.5.0 costs.
Cautionary Letters.
On the instructions of the Public Health Committee,
cautionary letters were sent in respect of the following
contraventions :
Selling from a stall wet fish wrapped in newsprint
in such a manner that it came directly into contact
with the fish 2
Falling to have name and/or address conspicuously
and legibly inscribed on stall 9
Selling milk containing added water 2
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