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RENT ACT 1957
Particulars of applications made and Certificates issued under the Rent Act, 1957.
(1) Number of applications for certificates of disrepair 109
(2) Number of decisions not to Issue certificates
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates: 140
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 17
(b) in respect of all defects 123
(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 116
(5) Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority under proviso to paragraph 5 of the
First Schedule
(6) Number of Certificates issued 36
(7) Applications by landlords to Local Authority for cancellation of certificates 33
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates 5
(9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenant's objection 1
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority 54
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD SUPPLIES AND PREMISES
As will be seen from the statistical Information given earlier, 2,601 visits were paid to food
premises. Although the standards of hygiene in food establishments generally Is steadily improving it
is still necessary to maintain constant vigilance at the inferior premises. It had been found on many
occasions, where owing to the depletion of staff regular visits were not paid the occupier or employees
were much too prone to slip back, to haphazard methods. However, we were able to have improvements
carried out at many premises. As usual inspections were carried out at week-ends of the mobile or
stall food places where shell-fish or jellied eels are sold and consumed.
(A) Milk Supply
The number of milk distributors registered at the close of the year was 173.
The following licences were issued to use special designations prescribed in the Milk (Special
Designation) Regulations 1949-1954 :
Pasteurised Milk:
Dealer's licence 100
Supplementary licence 10
Dealer's (pasteurlseris) Licence 2
Dealer's licence (Pasteurised and Tuberculin tested) 4
Sterilised Milk;
Dealer's licence 149
Supplementary licence 11
Dealer's (Steriliser's) Licence 1
Tuberculin Tested Milk:
Dealer's licence 21
Supplementary licence 10
One hundred samples of milk were submitted for chemical analysis i.e. fat content etc., all of
which were satisfactory. 76 samples were submitted for bacteriological examination; tests in two
samples were void due to shade temperature rising above 65 degrees F. All other samples were satisfactory.
(B) Meat Inspection
There are two licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough and the following table shows the number
of animals killed and examined;
Cattle
649
Calves
-
Sheep
881
Pigs
219
Total
1,749
There were 84 butchers shops in the town and these premises were inspected with regard to general
hygienic conditions and stock carried.
The quantity of meat certified as being unfit for human consumption was 3,776 lbs.