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Inspection of Premises where Food is prepared. Three
Sanitary Inspectors regularly inspect the market places where
food is exposed for sale, at all periods of the day, and maintain
a systematic supervision of the slaughterhouses. The district
Inspectors keep under observation, whilst on the district, food
exposed for sale, and included in this supervision is the inspection
of fried fish shops, bakehouses and premises where ice
cream is made or sold. 199 inspections of bakehouses were
made, compared with 192 in 1923. Reference is made in
subsequent paragraphs to the conditions under which fried
fish is sold and ice cream made and sold. There are 148
premises other than those already mentioned where food is
prepared and/or sold, and 503 inspections of these premises
were made during the year.
Vendors of Fried Fish. At the end of the year there were
82 premises at which fish were sold by retail, and in 70 of
these premises frying of fish was carried on. The larger part
of the fresh fish consumed in the Borough is retailed in the
markets where there are eight dealers. The premises where
fish frying is carried on are systematically inspected and it
is found that a reasonable standard of cleanliness is now
being maintained, but it is necessary for the Inspectors to
maintain a constant vigilance to impress upon the vendors
the necessity for the systematic observance of cleanliness.
353 inspections were made and 16 notices served. During
the year under review several consignments of fish which had
been purchased on a sample were found to be unsound. The
fish so surrendered were destroyed and a certificate was given
to the fishmonger who, by this means, was able to obtain a
refund from the wholesaler. This practice deserves much
encouragement.
Ice-cream Vendors. Of the 226 vendors of ice-cream on