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In addition to the above, three vendors of margarine were warned by letter for failing to
comply with Section 6 (3) (c) of the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, which provides as
follows:—
" Margarine, when sold by retail . . . shall in every case be delivered to the
purchaser in a paper wrapper and the word ' Margarine ' shall be printed on the outside of
such wrapper in capital block letters not less than half an inch long and distinctly
legible. . .
INSPECTION OF BAKEHOUSES AND BAKERS' SHOPS
At the end of 1937 there were 57 registered bakehouses in the Borough, 29 of which were
underground.
Of the 57 bakehouses 54 are factories and 3 are workshops ; in addition there are 15 retail
bakers' shops in the Borough without bakehouses attached.
During the year 452 visits were made and 66 notices served, principally for the limewashing
and cleansing of the interior of bakehouses. In addition a large amount of cleansing is carried out
as the result of verbal intimation to the occupiers.
INSPECTION OF MEAT AND OTHER FOODS AND OF FOOD PREMISES
This is extremely important for the health of the community. The inspections are made
for many reasons, but principally:—
(1) To ensure that articles of food are sound, wholesome, free from disease and fit for the
food of man.
(2) That the premises are in good sanitary condition and clean.
(3) That the persons engaged in food occupations are clean in their persons and free from
disease and that they carry out their duties in a hygienic and wholesome manner.
The public can assist materially by encouraging clean food shops and discouraging any that
are not obviously clean and hygienic.
The following table shows the number of inspections of the various types of food premises:—
Milk shops and dairies 485
Ice Cream premises 94
Butchers' shops 151
Fish shops 45
Fried fish shops 31
Fish curing premises 8
Greengrocers' and Fruiterers' Premises 89
Cooked meat shops 6
Dining rooms and eating rooms 104
Restaurants 6
Licensed Premises 49
Street Traders' Storage Premises 28
Slaughter-Houses 54
Factory Bakehouses 365
Workshop Bakehouses 22
Workplace Bakehouses 65
Baker's shops 25
Food factories other than those included above 6
Other food premises 153
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