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SECTION 13. (Provisions as to rooms where food intended for sale is prepared
and stored &c,) This Section deals with provisions in regard to hygiene,
cleanliness, washing facilities, etc., in rooms where food is prepared for
sale or sold, or offered or exposed for sale, or deposited for the purpose of
sale or of preparation for sale. Notices relating to defects were served in
respect of the following premises: -
Bakers 33
Butchers 29
Cafes and restaurants 32
Confectioners 12
Dairies 1
Fishmongers 19
Food Factories 3
Greengrocers 20
Grocers and Provision Merchants 47
Public Houses 23
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The following items were included in the notices served:-
Absence of dust and refuse bins 6
Absence of hot water supply 18
Absence of lighting 4
Accumulation of refuse 21
Broken drain 1
Choked gully 1
Dampness 2
Dirty condition of apparatus and utensils 7
Dirty condition of premises 52
Dirty condition of yard 4
Food inadequately protected against contamination 8
Failure to fix notice requesting washing of hands 1
General structural defects 112
Inadequate ventilation 13
Infestation by mice 1
Insanitary condition of water closet 31
Insufficient dust and refuse bins 7
Insufficient lighting 1
Insufficient supply of hot water 49
Insufficient heating 2
Insufficient water closet accommodation 2
Lack of washing facilities 25
Plucking poultry in shop 1
Legal proceedings under this section were taken in respect of two
premises In one case where the premises were in disrepair and a water
closet communicated directly with a room where food was prepared, the summons
was withdrawn on payment of costs following completion of the necessary work.
In the case of a bakehouse, eight summonses were taken for various offences
under the section, and penalties and costs were awarded on all counts.
SECTION 14. (Registration of premises used in connection with the manufacture
or sale of ice cream or preserved food &c.. ) This Section provides for
the registration by the Local Authority of premises used in connection with
the sale or the manufacture for the purpose of sale, of ice cream, or the
storage of ice cream intended for sale, or the preparation or manufacture of
sausages or potted, pressed pickled or preserved food intended for sale.