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Correction of advertising matter and the labels was secured, the
manufacturer devising a new description for his product.
An advertisment for vitamin capsules made extravagent claims.
On being challenged, the advertisement and literature were modified
so as to delete the objectionable wording used.
Food and Drugs Act, 1955
Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960
The table on page 35 gives details of the work carried out
under these regulations.
It was found necessary to institute legal proceedings in four
cases. A grocer was fined £3. with £5 5s Od. costs for selling a
tin of Blackcurrants which had become contaminated by the tin, A
baker was given a conditional discharge with £10 10s Od. costs for
selling bread containing a cigarette end, a restaurant proprietor
was fined £10 0s 0d. with £10 10s 0d. costs for storing meat in
a state of decomposition and another grocer was fined £15 0s Od.
with £5 5s Od, costs for selling pork pies affected with mould.
Twenty one complaints were received about unsound food purchased
from retailers in the Borough.
INDUSTRIAL HEALTH
Factories
All factory premises are inspected periodically to see that
suitable sanitary accommodation is provided and where mechanical
power is used to see that they are kept clean, are not overcrowded,
are sufficiently ventilated and that floors are adequately drained.
Of the 312 factories in the Borough, most of them are engaged in
light industries. The number of persons employed range from 650
in the largest to one or two in the smallest.
Outworkers
Under Section 110 of the Factories Act, 1937, the occupier of
every factory has to submit to the local authority twice a year
lists of outworkers directly employed by him in the business, outside
the factory. The number of outworkers in the Borough in 1962
was 99.
HOUSING
Further progress was made on the three-year slum clearance
programme which commenced in January 1961. Two houses were deleted
from the list to be dealt with under the current programme and the
closing order on one house was determined following satisfactory
execution of works of repair and improvement.
Two Closing Orders involving nine houses were confirmed by the
Minister.
Notices were served under the Housing Act, 1961, on the owners of
two houses which were found to be not reasonable suitable for
occupation by the number of persons accommodated.
Rent Act, 1957
During the year 4 applications were received for certificates
of disrepair, 3 certificates were issued and in 1 case an undertaking
was given by the Landlord under paragraph 5 of the First
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