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is to be consolidated with the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, the
Food and Drugs (Milk, Dairies and Artificial Cream) Act, 1950
and the Slaughterhouses Act, 1954, and Food Hygiene Regulations
are to be made under the consolidation measure to replace
Section 13 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
Section 28 of the new Act, which came into force on 25th
November, 1954, contains certain provisions governing the
restriction of private slaughterhouses.
Unsound Food.
The Council's Food Inspector is responsible for examining
all food which is suspected to be unsound and for issuing condemnation
certificates in respect of any food which is considered
to be unfit for human consumption and is surrendered for
destruction.
During 1954, the number of condemnation certificates
issued was 2,176 and details of the foods concerned are set out
in the following table. All this unsound food was destroyed
by burning in the Council's incinerator.
Particulars and weights of Unsound Foods destroyed at the
Council's Disinfecting Department, Council Depot, Frensham
Street, Peckham Park Road, S.E.15 for the year ended 31st
December, 1954:—
Weight
Total Weight
Meat
Tons cwt. qrs. lbs. Tons cwt. qrs. lbs.
Beef 1 4 2 27½
Pork - 10 0 7¾
Sows heads - 10 3 5
Sausage meat (frosted) - 7 1 1
Ox cheeks — 5 1 15
Sheeps carcases (3) - 1 2 27
Mutton - - 3 2
Veal - - 2 13
Rabbits - — 2 4
Ox tails - - 1 7
Ox liver — - 1 0
Pigs hearts - — - 25
Lamb - - - 14½
Bacon - - - 13¾
Sausages - - - 12
Bones - - - 8
3 3 0 14½
Poultry
- - - 6
Chicken (cooked)