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OTHER FOOD PREMISES.
Three fish frying Premises were in use, one each in
Selsdon, Purley and Coulsdon. Fish frying is not scheduled as
an offensive trade in this district out registration of such
premises under the Food and Drugs Act 1938 (Section 14) is
required.
The canteens set up for supplying food to the Civil
Defence Services are also inspected periodically, as are all
shops, kitchens of restaurants, tea rooms and other places
where food is prepared or sold.
FACTORIES.
There were 135 factories within the District and 19
workplaces. A total of 262 inspections? were made, viz:
125 of factories with mechanical power, 117 of factories without
mechanical power and 20 of other premise. Four notices were
served, one on each type of Factory and two on other premises.
The defects found were 12 showing want of cleanliness, 1 with
inadequate ventilation and 2 with insufficient and 2 with defective
sanitary conveniences. All 17 defects were remedied in addition
to 12 other offences found (13 remedied) in the year.
INSPECTION. AND SUPER71SION OF FOOD.
MILK.
During the year 62 samples of milk were submitted for
bacteriological and microscopical examination, of which 50 were
satisfactory as judged by the total count. Four biological
examinations were made, three of which were negative, the source
of the fourth being carefully investigated. ,22 samples of
pasteurised milk were submitted to the phosphatase test, 22 being
satisfactory MILK(SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER.
One licence was grantee for the pasteurisation of milk
and seven samples were taken from this source, of which six
were satisfactory and one had a total, count above the prescribed
limit. Seven phosphatase tests were made, all being
satisfactory.

ICE CREAM.
During the year only four samples of ice cream were
taken for bacteriological examination, as,owing to war conditions,
very little ice cream was made by local dealers and these made
it very irregularly.
Two samples from one source were satisfactory. The
producer of the other two samples ceased to manufacture after
hearing of their inferior quality.
MEAT.
As slaughtering ceased at the two slaughterhouses which
were formerly licenced in January 1940, no carcases were
inspected except those of animals owned privately and
slaughtered partly for private consumption on the authority of
the local Food Office. Only 8 pigs were thus killed and
inspected, the part of one carcase being condemned owing to the
presence of Tuberculosis.