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UNSOUND FOOD
Food unfit for human consumption is surrendered to the Council's
Public Health Inspectors, removed from the premises and destroyed.
During the year the following unsound food totalling 3,595 lbs.
was surrendered to the Public Health Inspectors:-
Commodity
Weight - lbs
Bread and cereals
57
Butter and cream
17
Cakes
154
Cheese
891
Fish, fresh
113
Fish, tinned
315
Fruit, tinned
124
Ice cream
26
Jam
70
Meat, fresh
769
Meat, tinned
566
Poultry
72
Soups and purees
38
Sugar
32
Vegetables, fresh
44
Vegetables, tinned
300
Miscellaneous foods
7
TOTAL
3,595 lbs
BACTERIOLOGY
The bacteriological examination of samples is carried out
by the Public Health Laboratory Service.
No charge is made to the Council for this service and during
the year the following samples were submitted for examination:-
Water 29
Ice Cream 22
Milk 4
Fruit Slices 1
Ham/Pork 7
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All were reported upon as satisfactory with the exception of
some ham and pork samples which were submitted for examination in
connection with an outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney referred to
under Food Poisoning.