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134
Food rooms dirty 47
iWalls and flooring of food rooms defective 12
Utensils dirty 15
Cellar used as food room 1
Water-closet opening into food room 7
Food room opening into stable 1
Food not properly stored 8
Meat safes dirty or defective 5
Notices served for contravention of the Regulations 66
Visits of inspection—Food premises 370
Inspections of butchers' shops and food stalls in
market streets for supervision 188
Warning notices sent to stall-holders and shopkeepers
50
Prosecutions.—One summons was issued, after previous
warnings, against a shopkeeper for failing to keep meat on his
premises free from contamination and flies; a fine of £10 was
imposed.
One summons, for exposing meat to contamination, was withdrawn
on payment of £2 2s. costs and the execution of certain
work.
Four summonses were issued against stallholders for not
complying with the Regulations as to screening of the meat
exposed for sale. The Magistrate warned the defendants in each
case, and dismissed the summonses on payment of 10s. 6d. costs
on each of three summonses, and 21s. on one summons.
Unsound Food—Prosecutions.—Two summonses were issued
for selling tea unfit for food. The Vendor was fined £3 and
£2 2s. costs on one summons, and £2 and £1 1s, costs on the