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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 42
Premises in which Ice-Cream is sold 21
Dairies and Milkshops 3
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(c) Number of visits made to registered food premises:—
Butchers 28
Premises in which Ice-Cream is sold 19
Dairies and Milkshops 1
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(d) Number of visits made to premises under the Food Hygiene
Regulations 408.
(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) Factories, Shops, etc.
(a) Factories and Workplaces.
139 visits have been made.
Inspection is carried out by this Department in connection
with the provision of means of escape in case of fire in accordance
with paragraph 60 of the Public Health Act, 1936 and the
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948. Assistance in this work is given
by the Essex County Council Fire Brigade (Fire Prevention
Branch) and a technical officer from the Engineer and Surveyor's
Department of this Authority to whom I am very grateful for
the help given.
One certificate has been issued during the year.
(b) Outworkers:
250 visits have been made.
(c) Shops Act:
71 visits have been made.
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