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It may not be appreciated that a considerable 30
proportion of staffs employed in restaurant kitchens, for
one reason or another, make changes in their place of
employment and this frequent change of personnel creates
for the employer a definite problem. To maintain a high
standard of hygiene in and around food premises is difficult
at most times but it is rendered more so if new staff
has to be trained every few monthS.
During the year structural improvements have been
made and new and more modern fittings and equipment have
been installed at various premises. There remains a good
deal of work to be done and your Committee may rest
assured that this aspect of environmental hygiene will continue
to receive careful and detailed attention.
A feature to which attention was directed during
the year is the construction and equipment of vehicles
used as mobile canteens or for the sale of fried fish,
ice-cream and other foods. As the result of action taken
there was a general improvement in these classes of
vehicles. The Law provides limited control over such
vehicles, but your Committee approved the adoption of
Model Bye-Laws issued by the Ministry of Food under Section
15 of the Pood and Drugs Act, 1938, dealing with the Handling,
Wrapping and Delivery of Pood for Human. Consumption, and
these Bye-Laws come into force in 1950 and will strengthen
the hands of the Corporation in dealing with mobile food
vehicleso
There is one further matter to which attention
could properly be drawn. I refer to the unrinsed condition
of milk bottles after use in the school milk service.
Efforts have been made to foster the training of school
children in the care of milk bottles and to encourage them
to rinse the bottles after the milk has been consumed.
Little success has been achieved. Bottles continue to be
returned to suppliers unrinsed, and in some cases, partly
filled with milk® This would appear to be a promising
field for food hygiene training for I am convinced that
a great deal could be done by example to young persons of
school age, whilst their minds are receptive of learning®
(g) Underground Bakehouse.
The second periodical examination of the only
underground bakehouse in the Borough, viz: 53, Kingston
Hills was made in accordance with the provisions of the
Factories Act 1937 and a Report was submitted to the
Public Health Committee in January, 1949.
After full consideration of all the circumstances,
the Certificate of Suitability (issued originally under the
Factory and Workshop Act 1901) was extended for a period of
five years without prejudice to the power of your Corporation
to revoke the Certificate as the result of subsequent
examination.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT 1958.
Adulteration, During the year, 124samples of food were
submitted to the Public Analyst for examination® It is
customary in this Borough to obtain samples in an informal
manner in the first instance, and to follow up with a
formal sample should an adverse report be received in
respect of an informal sample. Much time and unnecessary
labour and expense are avoided by this procedure, but in