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Cafes and Restaurants 140
Factory canteens 38
Butchers' shops 117
Grocers' shops 26l
Fruiterers' and Greengrocers'
shops 136
Fishmongers' and Fishfryers'
shops 56
Bakehouses 22
Bakers' shops 45
Confectioners' shops 215
1,030
The practice of inculcating interest in the proprietors,
directors and staffs of food handling organisations
was continued in 1959, and the catering industry, as a whole,
continues to co-operate.
The lectures and demonstrations with film strips and
films to food handlers were continued in 1959.
Education in food hygiene has been extended to the
senior schools and to study groups of various local organisations.
(iii) SAMPLING.
The Council has delegated to the Public Health Committee
power to institute legal proceedings under the Food
and Drugs Act, 1955.
174 samples (170 formal and 4 informal) were obtained
during the year 1959; 3 formal and 2 informal samples
were not satisfactory as follows:-
(a) Slice of Bread (informal).- Contained foreign
matter including fragments of dried fruit, a
dried fruit stalk, hemp fibres, some mould
growth and traces of quartz sand. Legal proceedings
were taken and the defendants were
granted a conditional discharge on payment of
£5. 5s. costs.
(b) Rum Truffles (formal).- Contained no significant
amount of rum. A letter of warning was sent to
the retailer.