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Preserved Foods
The total number of premises registered in connection with the manufactur
and/or preparation of preserved foods under Section 16 of the Food & Drugs Act
1955, at the end of the year was as under: -
Sausage manufacture 11
Sausages and pickled meat 29
Cooking of ham and other meats 4
Total 44
69 of these registered premises were visited during the year.
FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS, 1955
1,260 contraventions of the above-named Regulations have been found and
1,108 remedied from the date these Regulations came into operation up to the
end of 1959. Details of these contraventions are as follows:-
Contravention
Found
Remedied
Articles/Equipment not kept clean
18
15
Articles/Equipment not in good order
45
33
Containers not protected from contamination
10
10
Food so placed as to involve risk of contamination
44
43
Food pliaced within 18n of ground and not adequately
protected
10
8
Personal cleanliness not observed
13
3
Inadequate trapping of drain inlets
1
2
Water Closets not kept clean and in efficient order
52
50
Insufficient lighting and ventilation to water closets
14
10
Absence of 'Wash your hands' notices in water closets
77
74
Absence of suitable and sufficient wash-hand basins
112
89
Absence of hot water at a suitably controlled
temperature over wash-hand basins
103
83
Absence of soap, nail brushes, clean towels, etc.
near wash-hand basins
79
67
Absence of or inadequate first aid materials
71
61
Absence of accommodation for clothing not worn
during working hours
47
44
Absence of suitable and sufficient sinks for the
washing of food and equipment
17
14
Absence of hot water at a suitably controlled
temperature over sink
27
23
Absence of soap, clean cloths etc. at sink
8
7
Absence of suitable and sufficient lighting in
food rooms
17
15
Absence of suitable and sufficient ventilation in
food rooms
29
20
Walls,floors, ceilings etc. not kept clean
94
91
Walls,floors, ceilings etc. not kept in good order
153
144
Covered receptacle for refuse not provided
40
38
Accumulations of refuse etc.
45
42
Specified foods not stored at prescribed temperature
1
1
Inadequate or defective drainage
67
60
Absence of proper storage of food
4
4
Animals on premises
5
5
Rat proofing required
44
39
Miscellaneous (beetles etc.)
13
13
Totals
1,260
1,108
No prosecutions were undertaken for contravention of these Regulations.
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