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1927
Restaurant Kitchens.—The work of inspecting restaurant kitchens is
tabulated under Workshops. This work is done by the two women inspectors,
whose work was reviewed fully in the Report of 1926, p. 58.

PUBLIC HEALTH (MEAT) REGULATIONS, 1924.
Three Butchers were summoned for having an uncovered meat stall on the
pavement in front of their shops and were convicted at the North London Police
Court under the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924. In two instances fines
of £2 with £1 1s. costs were inflicted; while in the remaining case a fine of £1
was imposed.
Full summaries of action previously taken by the Publc Health Department
will be found on pp. 59-60 Report for 1926.
SALE OF FOOD ORDER, 1921.—THE LABELLING OF MEAT AND
EGGS.
Four summonses were issued under the "Sale of Food Order, 1921," for
exposing for sale "Imported Meat," not duly labelled, and resulted in fines of £1
with 20s. costs; 10s. with 10s. costs; and £2 2s. with £2 2s. costs respectively,
in three cases. The fourth summons, however, was withdrawn, being an alternative
summons against the proprietors in the last-named charge, where the
Justices held the manager responsible.
Ten summonses were taken out for exposing or selling " Imported Eggs " as
new laid, one wholesaler being fined £2 2s., with £2 2s. costs. Six retailers
were prosecuted, in one case the fine inflicted being £10, with £2 2s. costs. One
defendant was fined £2 2s. and ordered to pay £2 2s. costs. Another retailer,
who had three summonses against him, was mulcted in £3 3s. costs on the
first summons, with £1 1s. on each of the remaining two summonses. One
defendant was ordered to pay £2 2s. costs, another retailer, whose case was
not pressed, was fined 5s. with 5s. costs.
Two other summonses were dismissed against one person owing to there
being insufficient evidence and a difficulty of proving origin of the imported eggs.
This Order is commented on in Annual Report 1926, pp. 60-61.
Enquiry re Marking of Imported Eggs.
The Medical Officer of Health and the Inspector of Meat and Food gave
evidence at the enquiry on the marking of imported eggs held by the Standing
Committee appointed under the Merchandise Marks Act of 1926 for the consideration
of applications relating to agricultural produce. The Medical Officer described
his experience in the administration of the existing Food Order. The difficulty
was to distinguish between English and imported eggs, and since it was impossible
to swear to an egg in Court, it was difficult to secure convictions. There
was a good deal of mixing by small traders, although it was not widespread,