[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C.

  • Consett (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (d) INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD 1. Food Premises There are 313 premises in which food is manufactured, stored or sold to which 463 inspections were made. Details of various types of premises visited and the circumstances found which warranted notices being served to conform with the various Acts and Byelaws, also the number of notices served and the defects remedied are shown on page 24. The following are details of food premises: Butchers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Bakehouses 7 Restaurants, Cafes and Snack Bars 19 General Dealers and Grocers .. .. .. .. 105 Green Fruit 19 Confectionery 35 Wet Fish Shops 5 Fried Fish and Chip Shops 12 Licensed Premises (Hotels, Public Houses, Inns) .. .. 65 Ice-cream Manufacture .. .. .. .. .. 5 School Kitchens 5 Hospital and Institution Kitchens 4 Slaughterhouses 3 Miscellaneous 3 Total .. 313 All the aforementioned premises have a wash-hand basin with a supply of hot and cold water, towels, nail brushes and soap for the use of persons engaged in the handling of food and there is also provided a sink or other facilities for the washing of food and equipment. 2. Food and Drugs Act, 1955 Premises indicated below are registered under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, for the following purposes: Ice-Cream Manufacture 5 Ice-Cream Storage and Sale .. .. .. .. .. 120 Preparation or Manufacture of Sausages, Potted or Pressed Food .. .. 36 Preparation or Manufacture of Fish and Potatoes .. 12 Slaughterhouses .. 3 A number of ice-cream vans and travelling shops which are subject to inspection and supervision under the Food Hygiene Regulations, operate in the district. 3. The Food Hygiene (Market Stalls and Delivery Vehicles) Regulations, 1966 These Regulations came into force on 1st January, 1967, and all stalls and delivery vehicles, based in this Area, are subject to the requirements.