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At retail premises 3,206 lbs, and 2,836 tins of unsound food were seized by or
surrendered, to the Public Health Inspector. These unsound foods were deposited on
the Council's refuse tip and immediately and adequately covered by refuse or other
material.
The following foods were brought to the Department because the purchasers were
not satisfied that they were fit for human consumption- bread 10, Meat, 3 cakes,
2; milk, 2; savoury food preparation, l; toffee, 1; peas, l; orange juice, 1;
saveloys, 1; block salt, 1, cyder, 1; tinned beans, 1; flaked rice, 1, and meat pie,
1. The complaints were not substantiated in 24 cases. An official warning was
issued in one case and proceedings in two cases resulted in fines amounting to £25
Premises used for "the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed,
pickled or preserved food for sale' are required under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955
to be registered, and at the end of the year, 98 such premises were registered
Under Section 11 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1950, hawkers of food and
their storage premises require to be registered At the end of the year, 42 hawkers
were on the register (greengrocery, 30; fish, 8 ice-cream, 4) and 154 inspections of
their vehicles and wares were carried out.
MUNICIPAL RESTAURANTS AND SCHOOL CANTEENS There is no municipal restaurant in
the Borough, but during the year the 20 school canteens provided 1,370,798 meals.
By the provision of new schools and the replacement of school canteens established
during the war, the facilities for meals at schools are being improved,