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Nine consignments of meat and meat products had no Official Certificates attached and were
detained. Three of these consignments were re-exported and six were released on receipt of undertakings
that they would not be sold for human consumption.
Importers were supplied with copies of laboratory reports and advised to inform their suppliers
of unsatisfactory results. No organisms of the salmonella or dysentery groups were found in the
above samples.
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963
Owing to shortage of staff, this Act, which has been long awaited by public health officers and
office workers alike, has received only token attention. Under normal circumstances premises to
which the Act applies, i.e. shops, offices, warehouses, catering establishments and fuel storage
premises, would all be inspected at least once every year; in 1965 however, it was possible to inspect
only 321 premises out of a total of 2,472. It is hoped that the employment of technical assistants
will assist in speeding up this work.
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