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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Food Inspection:—
The following is a summary of the food condemned during
the year as unfit for human consumption. This was disposed of
wherever possible as salvage: —
Fish 52 stone
Carcase Meat 610 lbs.
Sausages 29 lbs.
Cooked Ham 24 lbs.
Rabbits 115 lbs.
Poultry 29 lbs.
Canned Corned Beef 478 lbs.
Canned Corned Mutton 18 lbs.
Canned Foods (various). 1,471 cans
Butter 24 lbs.
Cheese 16 lbs.
Processed Cheese 5 packets
Cake Flour 148 packets
Flour 61 lbs.
Sago 17 lbs.
Sugar 14 lbs.
Cereals 161 packets
Dried Fruit 66 lbs.
Jams 84 jars
Christmas Puddings 252 lbs.
Soup Powder 175 packets
Salad Dressing 36 bottles
Pastes and Pickles 55 jars
Sweets 9J lbs.
Post-Mortem Inspection of Animals:—
No slaughtering of animals took place in the Borough during
1950.
Milk Regulations and Milk Sampling.—During 1950, 88
samples of milk, as against 122 in 1949, were obtained and
submitted for bacteriological examination. The smaller number
of samples taken was due to the fact that the Public Health
Laboratory at Edmonton was unable to deal with any samples
during November and December owing to work in connection with
infectious diseases. Of the 88 samples taken, three were found
to be unsatisfactory. In these cases, investigation was made with
a view to tracing the cause of the unsatisfactory result. Subsequent
samples proved satisfactory.
Although it has not yet been necessary to take legal action
in connection with unsatisfactory samples of milk, there can be
little doubt that the sampling of milk consumed within the Borough
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