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Riverside Wharves and Food Preserving Factories.
Frequent visits were made to the wharves and factories, and records
were kept of all unsound foodstuffs and methods of destruction.
The total amount of foodstuff, comprising meat, poultry, fish, fruit
and vegetables in tins rejected by the consignees and destroyed during
the year was 170 cases containing from 10 to 100 tins' per case and 645
loose tins.
Eighteen cases of desiccated cocoanut in damaged condition were
removed to a factory in West Ferry Road, with a written undertaking
that it would not be used for human food, but converted into food for
cattle.
Exportation of Meat Food Products.
In cases where meat food products, prepared or packed in factories
in this division for exportation abroad to countries where certificates
of origin, etc., are required to accompany each consignment, I have
visited the particular factory, under your direction, and examined the
articles during preparation and packing prior to signing of certificates
by yourself.
No notice was received from H.M. Office of Customs under the
regulations made under the Public Health (Regulations as to Food) Act,
1907, of food stuff imported by water into this district during the past
year, and no infringement of the Act was observed by me.
Food Preserving Factories.
Army Rations.—During the year, as far as practicable, a daily
visitation has been made to the factories in Millwall where Army rations
are manufactured in large quantities as follows
Meat and Vegetable Rations in tins.
Roast Fowl ,,
Rabbit ,,
Sausages ,,
Jams and Marmalade ,,
The meat, poultry, fruit and vegetables used have been inspected
daily, in the meat stores, cutting, filling and weighing rooms and kitchens,
and were sound and of good quality. Samples of finished rations were
taken from time to time—the tins opened and contents examined with no