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(b) Number of food premises registered under Section 16 of
the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, and number of dairies registered
under the Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949:—
Butchers 31
Premises in which Ice-Cream is sold 88
Dairies and Milkshops 15
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(c) Number of visits made to registered food premises:—
Butchers 25
Premises in which Ice-Cream is sold 26
Dairies and Milkshops 1
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(d) Number of visits made to premises under the Food
Hygiene Regulations 166.
(j) Disposal of Condemned Food
Meat: Collected by Messrs. John Knight for conversion into
non-edible fat for manufacture of soap, etc.
Tinned goods: Buried at the Council's refuse tip at Buckhurst
Hill.
Other Items: Disposed of for animal food if possible, if not.
buried at the Council's refuse tip.
(k) Special Examination of Stock or of a Consignment of Food:
An inspection after a flood in the store of a mutiple grocer
and provision merchant led to the condemnation of:—
Biscuits lbs. 325
Chocolate Bars No. 79
Chocolate Marshmallows No. 148
Currants Packets 4
Farinoca lbs. 23
Munchmallows No. 227
Oxo Cubes No. 264
Peas Split lbs. 56
Pepper Drums No. 36
Potato Crisps Packets 65
Rice lbs. 38
Spice Mixed Tins 72
Tapioca lbs. 59
All the above were damaged by sewerage water due to a
defect in the drain which has now been remedied.
Arrangements have also been made to store items like biscuits
and chocolate at about 2 feet above floor level.
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