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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF THE FOOD SUPPLY.
This naturally falls under three headings:—
I. Supervision of premises where food is stored, prepared, or from
which it is sold or distributed.
II. Examination of food as to its soundness.
III. Sampling of food to determine its composition or sophistication.
These duties are distributed amongst the members of the Inspectorial
Staff and, although the Food Inspector is primarily responsible
for the purity of the food, this duty, particularly in respect of milk and
the soundness of food, is shared, but to a less degree, by all the
Inspectors.
The following is a tabular statement of the visits made by Mr. Yates,
Food Inspector:— No. of Visits.
Market inspection 96
Food premises (Restaurants, etc.) 312
Fish premises 21
Slaughterhouses 202
Butchers' premises 854
Milk premises 47
Miscellaneous 67
St. George's Wharf 108
Calls (Stalls, etc.) 935
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I. Food Premises.
1. Milkshops. Administration of the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
33 applications for registration (including 27 transfers) in respect of
premises were granted during the year. At the end of the year there
were 155 premises registered for the sale of milk. In addition to the
above, 79 persons were registered for the sale of unopened bottled milk
only, and 30 persons or firms trading from premises outside the Borough
were registered as purveyors within the Borough. One wholesale
premises (Sterilised Milk) is also on the Register. Bottling of milk
is carried out at 23 premises.
There are no cow-houses in the Borough.
During the year 348 inspections of milk shops were made by the
District Sanitary Inspectors and 47 by the Food Inspector. Two
Intimation notices were served and many minor matters were remedied
as the result of verbal intimation by the Inspectors.