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For contraventions of the Regulation of 1960 and 1966, legal proceedings were authorised by the
Council with the following results: —
Hawkers:
(a) Two contraventions—Fined £12.0.0d. £10.10.0d. costs.
(b) Four contraventions—-Fined £60.0.0d. £15.15.0d. costs.
(c) One contravention—Fined £5.0.0d. £2.2.0d. costs.
(d) One contravention—Fined £10.0.0d. £3.3.0d. costs.
Premises:
(e) Eight contraventions—Fined £24.0.0d. £1.1.0d. costs.
Persons:
(f) One contravention—Fined £5.0.0d. £5.5.0d. costs.
INSPECTION OF POULTRY
There is no slaughtering of poultry carried out in the Borough, but some nine thousand readyplucked
table-birds are eviscerated and dressed at one hundred and thirty shop premises every week,
considerably more, of course, immediately before Christmas. Of close on half-a-million carcases dressed per
annum by far the greatest proportion are broilers, perhaps ten per cent are turkeys (principally at Christmas
and Easter) and one per cent made up of culls, ducks and geese.
The number of visits made to premises in connection with poultry dressing was 193. Disease appears
to be rare in the birds reaching the shops in this Borough and no birds were condemned.
With the great number of birds being dressed at so many establishments, often at irregular times, it
is not practicable to institute a system of poultry inspection to cover all carcases and apart from spot-checks
the Department relies on the butchers to retain carcases of which they had any doubt for examination by
the Inspectors. This co-operation was invited in a circular letter which included a note of the findings to be
regarded as suspicious.
PREMISES WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED
Premises which manufacture or sell ice-cream or prepare or manufacture sausages, potted, pressed,
pickled, or preserved foods, including cooked meat or fish intended for sale, must be registered by the Council.
If the Council refuses or cancels a registration, the owner can appeal first to them, and if unsuccessful
to a court of summary jurisdiction (Table 34). Twenty applications for registration were received during the
year, 16 in respect of ice-cream and 4 in respect of preserved food premises, and they were all granted.
Premises where ice-cream is manufactured are kept under close supervision. Most of the ice-cream
sold in the Borough is manufactured outside the district, and is usually pre-packed. The ice-cream reaches a
high standard of purity (Table 41).
EDUCATION IN FOOD HYGIENE
Lectures illustrated with film shows, filmstrips and bacteriological cultures were given to school
leavers and other interested groups.
FOOD UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
Eleven cwts. forty-two lbs. of meat inspected by the Public Health Inspectors was found to be unfit
for human consumption and was dealt with as trade refuse.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE
There is one private slaughter house licensed in the Borough and two slaughtermen are licensed to
work in it. Particulars of inspections, carcases inspected and condemned are shown in Table 38.
THE LIQUID EGG (PASTEURISATION) REGULATIONS, 1963
There is no plant engaged in the pasteurisation of liquid egg in the Borough, but local use of this
product is high owing to the presence of a large biscuit and cake manufacturer. In fifteen bakeries, large and
small, the annual consumption is some fifteen hundred tons, of which only two tons are imported.
Nine samples submitted to the Alpha-Anylase test were found to be satisfactory, and inspections of
confectionery bakehouses revealed no use of bulk egg from unauthorised sources.