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SCHOOL MEALS SERVICE
At regular intervals throughout the year routine inspections are made of all canteens, services
and dining centres.
At the end of 1970, these numbered:
School kitchens 64 Dining centres 19
Central kitchen 1
Most of the kitchens are modern in construction and design, and generally a good standard
of hygiene is maintained. When unsatisfactory conditions are found the facts are reported to the
Chief Education Officer. If the matter concerns cleanliness or faulty procedures it receives instant
attention.
CATERING FACILITIES IN OTHER SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL
ESTABLISHMENTS
The Borough has a number of independent schools which also serve meals to the pupils.
Eight of these have kitchens, and as some of the schools have boarding pupils, quite extensive
catering is carried out. In most of the schools conditions have been found to be extremely good
and when deficiencies have been found they have received prompt attention. There are also
extensive catering units attached to Brunei University and other educational establishments in
the Borough, all of which are inspected regularly.
FOOD HYGIENE LECTURES
During the routine inspection of kitchens considerable time is spent in observing the methods
of food handling, and in giving advice to workers and management concerning hygienic handling
of food in the raw and cooked state. It has been found that many food handlers are quite ignorant
of the first principles of food hygiene, and in order to overcome this problem lectures have been
arranged for food handlers at their place of employment. These lectures have been given by various
members of the public health inspectorate and on the whole have been appreciated. As an aid to
lecturing a comprehensive set of colour slides illustrating all aspects of the Food Hygiene Regulations
has been accumulated.
THE FERTILIZERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926
THE FERTILIZERS AND FEEDING STUFFS REGULATIONS, 1968
The Act and Regulations provide for statutory information to be given to the purchasers of
fertilizers and animal feeding stuffs. Implied definitions are given for the various names under
which articles may be sold and the relevant particulars to be contained in the statutory statement,
are prescribed. All the Council's Public Health Inspectors have been approved by the Ministry of
Agriculture Fisheries and Food for these duties. Stocks of fertilisers and feeding stuffs and the
necessary records are inspected at wholesalers, retail shops, allotment societies, farms, etc., and
samples are submitted to the Council's Agricultural Analyst for examination. 14 samples of animal
feeding stuffs were sampled during the year and two were found to be unsatisfactory. Both were
samples of bonemeal which did not comply with the written guarantee. Action was confined to
a warning letter to the wholesalers and retailers.
THE SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS ACT, 1958
This Act provides for the licensing of slaughtermen and contains provisions relating to the
methods of slaughter and for securing humane conditions in slaughter houses. More detailed
requirements are contained in the Slaughter of Animals (Prevention of Cruelty) Regulations.
Licences to slaughter animals are issued annually, and specify the classes of animals to which
they apply together with the methods of stunning which may be used. New licences may be
conditional upon the slaughtering only being carried out under supervision. During the year four
licences to slaughter were issued.
SLAUGHTER OF POULTRY ACT, 1967
The provisions of this Act were brought into operation by order on 1st January, 1970. The
Act which applies only to turkeys and domestic fowls provides that when these are slaughtered
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