[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Epsom & Ewell Borough.
- Epsom and Ewell (England). Borough Council
- Date:
- 1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Epsom & Ewell Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Butchers’ Shops There are 30 butchers shops in the Borouch all nf u„ 1 during the year, 90 visits being made. ^ ' 11 have Becn Periodically inspected The high standard of cleanliness and cciuinmcnt whirh h^c f this type of food shop was maintained. P h has for many years characterised Bakehouses Twenty-six inspections and visits were made during the voar to th« n, u . e however, supply only a small proportion of the bread and ainfict oner^ sold it^ Wh',?h’ being produced by the large Companies outside the Roronoh . remamder shops and by mobile vans. Borough and distributed through food Complaints During the year 38 (40) complaints were received in respect of food generally with 4 (A\ specifically m respect of milk and milk bottles. The figures in brackets are for l^g With the exception of those which were of a minor nature all to the Public Health Committee for their consideration. complaints were reported Resultant action was that 4 prosecutions were authorised, details of which are as follows: Case No. 1 Case No. 2. Case No. 3. Case No. 4. c» • „ vviiiv.il die US ioiiows: cos'tT m ^ Cake~Defendants Pleaded guilty—fined £25 with £10 10s. fHMOs 'costs°af °f Bread—Defendants Pleaded guilty—fined £25 with £15°]5s costsf °f Bread~Defendants Pleaded guilty—fined £25 with £l(TlOncosts ^ B°ned Bee^—Defendants pleaded guilty—fined £35 with FOOD HYGIENE u ,I%VT° Cou/ses of Lectures were given during the year by Mr. Gray the Senior Public Health Inspector. The first, commencing on the 4th February, was held at the Town Hall and comprised 4 weekly lectures. Attendances were reasonably good and it is judged that the effort was worth- while. The second, held at Pit House. Ewell, commenced on the 6th May being three in number, given weekly. The attendance was small. Although the general response was not good, the Committee felt that lectures on Food Hygiene, forming part of the overall picture of food control, should continue to be given. THE FOOD (CONTROL OF IRRADIATION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1969 These Regulations, which came into force on the 1st December 1969. amend the main Regulations of 1967 to permit the supply of irradiated food to any registered medical practitioncd for patients who require a sterile diet as an essential factor of their treatment and it is expected that such patients will be in hospital, w'here the necessary environment can be provided. THE MEAT (STERILIZATION) REGULATIONS 1969 The Regulations, which came into operation on the 1st November 1969, require: “all knacker meat and meat (other than the meat of a rabbit or hare) which is imported otherwise than for human consumption, as well as all butchers' meat or imported meat which in either case is unfit for human consumption, to be sterilized before entering the chain of distribution. They also require that imported meat which is unfit for human consumption or imported otherwise than for human consumption and without an official certificate or meat inspection stamp and which is stored in or removed from the port of entry shall be sterilized or shall bear a notice to the effect that the meat is not fit for human consumption.” SHOPS ACTS 1950 and 1965 The Council is the authority responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of the Act as they relate to Hours of Closing and Sunday Trading. The General Closing Hours are 8 o'clock with 9 o'clock on the late day. Wednesday is generally recognised as the Early Closing Day but the effect of the Shops (Early (losing Days) Act 1965 allows the shopkeeper to choose his own Early Closing Day and strict observance of Wednesday is decreasing. No Orders as to six-day trading are in force in the Borough. Inspections and visits relating to shop hours and the posting of notices showed an increase from 584 in 1968 to 685 this year.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29193837_0051.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
