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Egg (Dried) 12 lb.; Fish (Wet and Dry)—165½ stones; Fish (tinned)—
541 tins; Fish Cakes—59; Fish Paste—19 jars; Flour—164 lb., 86 pkts.;
Fruit (tinned)—1,656 tins; Fruit (bottled)—1,920 bottles; Fruit (Dried)—
341 lb.; Fruit Juice—32 tins; Food, Baby—227 tins, 1 bottle; Gelatine—
1 tin; Ginger—53 lb.; Gravy Mixtures—12 tins; Jam, Preserves, etc.—
200 tins; Jellies—119 pkts.; Lemon Barley Powder—42 drums, 6 tins;
Meat (Fresh)—1.959JJ lb.; Meat (tinned)—3 tons 0 cwts. 1 qr. 10½ lb.;
Milk (tinned)—957 tins; Milk (Dried)—11 lb.; Pastry and Pudding
Mixtures—3£ lb., 4 pkts.; Pickle—15 jars; Potato Powder—160 lb.;
Poultry—51 tins, 218½ lb.; Puddings—32; Rabbits—3 tins, 60 lb.;
Sago—70 lb.; Salt—1 drum; Sauces and Salad Cream—350 bottles,
1 drum; Sausages—19 tins, 8 lb.; Spaghetti—132 tins; Spices—2 lb.;
Soups—293 tins; Vegetables (Fresh) 36 cwt., 48 lb.; Vegetables
(Tinned)—1,391 tins.
In view of the large quantity of imported canned ham (2 tons, 3 cwt,
3 qr. and 3 lb.) surrendered for condemnation, the Public Health Committee
decided that the matter should be referred to the Ministry of Food.
The Ministry stated that similar complaints had been received from other
authorities and that as the cause of the trouble appeared to be inefficient
curing and canning, the matter was being taken up with the Governments
of the countries concerned.
(vii) Foreign Bodies in Food.
15 complaints were received during 1951 of the presence of foreign
bodies in foodstuffs. All were investigated and legal proceedings were
taken in two cases. A fine of £2 was imposed on the food manufacturers
in one case and the other case was dismissed on payment of £3 3s. 0d. costs.
Letters of warning were served in 5 cases.
(viii) Food Poisoning.
By virtue of Section 82 of the Ilford Corporation Act, 1937, food poisoning
became Compulsorily notifiable in Ilford as from 1st October, 1937. It is
also notifiable under Section 17, Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
Nineteen notifications were received. The following is a summary of
the cases for the year:—

There was one other outbreak involving 2 cases but the cause was not
discovered. There were also 13 single cases; Salmonella typhi-murium was
traced in four cases.
Seven other instances of suspected food poisoning were investigated,
but were not notified, and no specific cause was discovered.
(ix) Bakehouses.—There are 33 bakehouses in the district, 27 of which
use motive power. 372 inspections of bakehouses were carried out during
the year.
It was necessary to call upon the occupiers of bakehouses to carry out
cleansing and other work in 9 instances, and the requests were complied with
in all but two cases, where work was in progress.
Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894-1937 and 1950.
(i) Diseases of Animals Act, 1950.—This Act, which came into operation
on 1st January, 1951, in Part I consolidates the law relating to Diseases of
Animals Acts. Its main purposes are to empower the Minister to make
regulations for the eradication of disease, separation and treatment of diseased