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The inspection of food shops and of food is carried out by the District Inspectors as well as by
the Sampling Officer and two Inspectors by rota are on duty two evenings a week inspecting the
street markets and shops.
SLAUGHTER-HOUSE
There is one licensed slaughter-house in the Borough, and the following is a summary of the
work performed in connection with these premises during the year:—
Visits to slaughter-house 46
Animals slaughtered 203 sheep (all inspected)
Meat condemned 1 liver
PREMISES USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF FOOD
Under the provisions of Section 187 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, premises used for
the preparation of certain specified articles of food have to be registered with the Local Authority.
At the end of 1938 there were 128 premises on the Register relating to the preparation of preserved
foods and 257 premises on the Register relating to the manufacture or sale of ice cream, the latter
being analysed as follows:—
Premises registered for manufacture, storage and sale of ice cream 96
Premises registered for storage and sale of ice cream 146
Premises registered for the manufacture and storage of ice cream 11
Premises registered only for the manufacture of ice cream 4
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Ice Cream. During 1938, the Sampling Officer purchased 26 samples of Ice Cream for
bacteriological examination at the Council's Laboratory. The results have been subsequently communicated
to the vendors and methods of eliminating streptococci and bacillus coli discussed. The
Food and Drugs Inspector has been able to secure, by this method, the intelligent co-operation of the
makers. One unexpected result of commending clean samples has been the occasional display of the
letter on vendors' carts.