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FOOD TRADES
Details of food trades carried on in 2,299 premises situated in the
Borough as set out below:-
Aerated water manufacturer 1
Bakehouses (basement) 7
Bakers shops and bakehouses 80
Beer bottlers 1
Butchers 181
Cake decoration manufacturer 1
Confectionery (Sweet shops) 405
Pish, wet, fried and curing 38
Pood importers 3
Greengrocery 148
Grocery and Provisions 473
Ice cream - manufacture and sale 734
Milk distributors 312
Public houses and Off licences 358
Preserved food premises 247
Restaurants and cafes 242
Wholesale food storage 34
3, 313
Section 16 of the Pood and Drugs Act requires the registration of premises
upon which ice-cream is manufactured, stored or sold by retail and also
premises upon which the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted,
pressed, pickled or preserved food intended for sale is carried on. The preparation
of food includes the cooking of fish and chips and also Chinese food
prepared for consumption off the premises. Eight applications for the registration
of premises for the preparation or manufacture of preserved food were
granted, as were 15 applications for registration of premises for the sale of
ice-cream.
FOOD HVGIENCE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS I960 TO 1966
Regular visits are made to premises selling foods to ensure that the Pood
Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960, are being complied with. Contraventions
totalling 621 were found at 153 premises. Following an informal approach to
the occupiers of the premises concerned, it was necessary to institute legal
proceedings in 13 cases.