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Food Hygiene
'There are in the borough the following premises
to which the Food Hygiene (General)
Regulations apply: —
Bakehouses 18
Butchers 123
Cafes, canteens, clubs 567
Chemists 66
Fish shops 37
Greengrocers 155
Groceries and provisions 275
Hotels, public houses, off-licences 217
Food manufacturers and packers 37
Flour confectionery 54
Sugar confectionery 267
'No certificates of exemption from the
requirements of Regulations 16 or 19 have been
granted.
'4,062 inspections were made during the year
and at 212 premises 421 faults were recorded.
1,625 minor contraventions were remedied
during the year.
'Legal proceedings in respect of 22 offences
resulted in convictions and the imposition of fines
and costs totalling £226 9 Od.
'Prosecutions in respect of 2 offences under the
Food Hygiene (Markets Stalls & Delivery
Vehicles) Regulations 1966 also resulted in fines
and costs totalling £15 5 Od.
Clear Air
'The council continues to co-operate with Warren
Spring laboratory in maintaining smoke and
sulphur dioxide recording apparatus and in
forwarding monthly returns showing the highest,
lowest and average daily readings. This is the
last year of the five year period of the
investigation and early in 1968 the number of
sets of apparatus will be reduced from 8 to 3.
'26 Smoke Control Orders were in operation
at the end of the year affecting 36,651 dwellings
and covering 8,428 acres.
'Four further Orders affecting 4,520 dwellings
and covering 1,489 acres were made and were
awaiting confirmation by the Minister.
'8,730 visits to premises were made by public
health inspectors and technical assistants in
connection with surveys and in implementation
of Smoke Control Orders. Under the Clean Air
Act generally 2,231 other inspections were made
and smoke emission observations numbered
410 and 120 at industrial and domestic premises
respectively. Seven contraventions were recorded
and intimations under Section 30 of the Act
served, all of which were successfully dealt with
without recourse to legal proceedings.
'Under Section 3 of the Act 36 notifications
of intention to instal appliances were received
and approved.
'Under Section 10, 30 plans of proposed new
chimneys were received and examined.
Modifications were recommended in 18 cases.
Factories
'The annual return submitted to the Minister
of Labour appears as Table 27.
'79 inspections of outworkers' premises were
made in addition to inspections of factories. 186
unsatisfactory conditions were abated informally.
Offices and shops
'The annual return submitted to the Minister of
Labour appears as Table 26.
'Progress with general inspections (as defined)
of registered premises was slowed somewhat
at the beginning of the year due to commitments
referred to in my introductory remarks, but
was resumed at an accelerating rate from May
onwards.
'One summons under Section 10 of the Act
was dismissed, the court accepting the plea
that the persons working on the premises were
shareholders and not employees.
'Four summonses under Section 4(1), Section
16(1), 16(2) and 16(3) resulted in fines of £10
on each summons and 5 guineas costs.
'384 contraventions at 190 premises were
recorded during the year and dealt with
informally and during the same period 761
contraventions, some carried forward from the
previous year, were remedied at 243 premises.
'One fatal and 52 non-fatal accidents were
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