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Protection of the Food Supply.
During the year 1909, as in past years, a good deal of attention
was devoted to the protection of the food supply. The work
has comprised meat inspection and seizure, registration and strict
supervision of milk shops, dairies and cowsheds. Attention has
also been given to the sanitation of bakehouses (vide section dealing
with administration of Factory and Workshops Act) and to
premises wherein food is prepared, e.g., sausage manufacturers,
potted meats, etc. Other premises in which the sale of, and
preparation of food in various ways is carried on, such as icecream
shops, butchers' shops, restaurant kitchens, etc., have been
visited and inspected systematically by the Council's Officers.
Unsound Food.
During the year 1909 the following seizure was made:—
Unsound meat 1
Legal proceedings were taken and the defendants, a large
firm of provision dealers in the Borough and other districts of
London, were fined £25 and 4s. costs.
The following table gives particulars of the quantities and
nature of the unsound food brought to the Health Department for
inspection and destruction during 1909:—