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During the year over 130,000 carcases and bags of boneless
meat were landed and the following summary indicates that the
quantity of meat condemned was negligible:—
Landed Examined Rejected Weight
Mutton and Lamb Carcases 128,227 4,702 1 slight lesion
trimmed out
Bags of Mutton 5,241 12 2 pairs of 15 lbs.
lambs legs
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.—Under the powers conferred
by this Act, Orders in Council have been made prohibiting the sale
or exposure for sale of imported foodstuffs unless bearing an indication
of the country of origin. Two hundred and twenty-five
inspections were made to secure compliance with the various Orders
but on no occasion was it found necessary to take action against
Vendors.
Blackheath Fair.—Blackheath once again provided accommodation
for a large fair at Easter, Whitsun and the August Bank
Holiday and, despite inclement weather, thousands of people from
this and adjacent Boroughs availed themselves of the opportunity
of making a visit to this source of entertainment.
The Fair again seemed to be the "raison d'être" for the hosts
of accompanying food stalls and mobile canteens and constant
supervision was necessary to ensure that a safe standard of cleanliness
was maintained among vendors of such light refreshments as
shellfish, stewed eels, ice cream, minerals, etc., and to this end a
Food Inspector was always in attendance. As a result of these
attendances a number of contraventions of Section 16 of the Food
and Drugs Act, 1938, were detected and the offenders were warned
by letter of the need under this Section of a conspicuous display
of the name and address of the vendor on his stall, vehicle or container,
as the case may be.
The observance of hygiene during these holiday periods was
assisted by the provision of a clean water supply and adequate
sanitary accommodation by the London County Council's Parks
Department.
Street Traders.—Under Part IV of the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1947, registration with the local
Council is compulsory for all street traders. During the year 67
applications were made and licences granted to street traders
engaged in the retailing of articles of food. Three licences were
revoked at the request of the vendors concerned reducing the total
number of licences in force on 31st December to 64.