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COMMON LODGING HOUSES
A common Lodging-house is defined as "a house (other than a
public assistance institution) provided for the purpose of
accommodating by night poor persons, not being members of the same
family, who resort thereto and are allowed to occupy one common
room for the purpose of sleeping or eating, and includes, where
part only of a house is so used, the part so used".
There are no such premises in this Borough.
FOOD INSPECTION
Foodstuffs of all descriptions are constantly under
inspection to see that they are fit for human consumption.
During the year a variety of foods which were not fit were
surrendered by the owners and destroyed by burning or burying.

There is no slaughterhouse in use in the Borough, consequently
the only meat inspection carried out is in butchers' shops, canteens,
etc.
Nineteen samples of various kinds of food were taken for
bacteriological examination in the laboratory as a routine measure
to check on fitness for human consumption. All were satisfactory.
FOOD HYGIENE
Fiftyeight premises are registered under section 16 of the Food
and Drugs Act, 1955, for the preparation or manufacture of sausages,
or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved foods intended for sale for
human consumption (including the preparation of meat or fish by any
process of cooking and the cooking of poultry).
Nine hundred and sixtyfive visits were made to these premises and
to shops, canteens, restaurants, public houses, food-handling
businesses, and vehicles, to ensure the maintenance of a proper
standard of hygiene and to examine food intended for sale.

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