VPRS 14699 Register of Premises Inspected for Public Health

Prescribed accommodation, food premises, food vehicles and other business premises located within a municipality were required to be registered to safeguard public health. Registration was required to be renewed at certain intervals. Businesses were inspected by municipal officers from time to time or as a consequence of complaints received. Sometimes prosecution of the business owners ensued.This record contains registration information in relation to the following:* food premises* boarding houses* eating houses* offensive trade premises* hairdressers' shops* cattle saleyardsInformation includes the date of application, the name and address of the proprietor, the purpose of the premises, the number of persons employed, the situation of the premises, the date of registration, conditions imposed.Public Health Registers are scheduled for permanent retention in accordance with PROS 98/01 Local Government Records General Disposal Schedule Class 12.3.1.