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DISPOSAL OP UNSOUND FOOD Small quantities of carcase meat were disposed
of in the incinerator at the Council's Disinfecting Station, whilst
larger amounts were, after staining, sent to firms for manufacturing
purposes. Tins of unsound food were, after puncturing at both ends,
taken to the Council's wharf for shipment by barge to a controlled tip.
SECTION 13 (Regulations as to Food Hygiene). This section provides
that the Ministers may make such regulations as appear to them to be
expedient for securing the observance of sanitary and cleanly conditions
and practices in connection with the sale of food for human
consumption: or the importation, preparation, transport, storage,
packaging, wrapping, exposure for sale, service or delivery of food
intended for sale or sold for human consumption; or otherwise for the
protection of the public health in connection with the matters aforesaid.
In accordance with the Food Hygiene Regulations made under this
section, the following notices were served:-
Regulation 5 (Food business not to be carried on at unsanitary
premises, etc. )
Dirty condition of premises 89
Dirty condition of yard 3
Absence of dustbins 10
Regulation 6 (Cleanliness of equipment, etc.)
Dirty condition of articles 4
Dirty condition of apparatus 14
Dirty condition of utensils 3
Regulation 8 (Food to be protected from, risk of contamination)
Failure to protect food from contamination 26
Food placed lower than 18* from ground 1
Regulation 9 (Personal cleanliness)
Failure to observe cleanliness of clothing, etc. 4
Smoking whilst handling open food 14
Regulation 10 (Cat-tying of food and wrapping etc. of open food)
Wrapping open food direct into newspaper 2
Regulation 12 (Soil drainage systems)
Untrapped inlet to drain in food room 1
Regulation 14 (Sanitary conveniences)
Failure to keep sanitary conveniences clean 21
Sanitary conveniences so placed as to allow offensive odours
to penetrate into food room 1
Absence of proper lighting and ventilation to sanitary
conveniences 3
Sanitary convenience communicating with room used for
handling open food 2
Failure to display notice "Now wash your hands" 31
Regulation 16 (Wash hand basins to be provided)
Failure to provide wash hand basins 88
Absence of hot and cold water 65
Absence of cold water (no open food) 1
Absence of soap, detergents, nail brushes, towels 22
Failure to keep wash basins clean 2