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PUBLIC HOUSES
To ensure that the requirements of the Food Hygiene Regulations
are observed regular inspections of the 132 licensed public houses
in the Borough are carried out by the Public Health Inspectors. Of
the 132 public houses in the area, 25 serve main meals.
The standard of hygiene in the public houses was on the whole
excellent,, and it was necessary on only two occasions to serve
informal notices to remedy defects found.
UNSOUND FOOD
The number of items of foodstuffs inspected and certified as
unfit for human consumption during the year was 37,l8l and weighed
approximately 59 tons. Of the total weight of unsound food
examined, some 47 tons were of offal and meat condemned at the
local Abattoir.
FOOD COMPLAINTS
The Public Health Inspectors investigated 37 food complaints
received in the Department during the year.
Foreign bodies in foodstuffs were a major cause of complaint
and altogether 16 complaints of this nature were dealt with.
Investigation into a complaint of a foreign body in a loaf
of bread revealed that the foreign substance was mouse dirt. The
Bakery was inspected; the premises were in a clean and orderly
condition and no evidence of mice infestation was found. The
Health Committee decided to send a warning letter to the Baker
concerned.
Other foreign bodies were reported to have been found in bread
(5 cases), in a bottle of lemon squash; in a bottle of milk - which
apparently resulted from the capping machine fixing two caps to the
bottle, one of which distorted and fell into the milk. Foreign
bodies were also reported in a packet of cornflakes; in a bag of
flour; in a tin of corned beef; and in a tin of plums.
The attention of the responsible manufacturers was drawn to the
complaints. The complainants were advised of the action taken, and
generally a call was also made to the complainant by the firm concerned.
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