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During the year 330 inspections were made, and it was found
necessary to serve 1 intimation notice.
In one case it was reported that the name and address of the
vendor was not inscribed on the barrow from which the ice cream
was sold. A cautionary letter was sent to the offender.
The improved conditions under which this commodity is
now prepared and sold in Battersea, referred to in previous annual
reports, are on the whole being maintained.
Preservatives in Food.
The provisions of the Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in
Food) Regulations are referred to in the Annual Report for the year
1928.
All samples submitted to the Public Analyst are examined for
the presence of preservatives and during 1937 no contravention
of the regulations was reported.
Preserved Food Premises.
The duty of registering premises in which preserved foods are
prepared or manufactured is placed upon Metropolitan Borough
Councils by Section 187 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
There were 168 premises upon the register at the end of 1937,
4 new premises having been registered and 10 removed from the
register during the year. Thirty-one inspections were made and one
sanitary notice was served during the year in respect of this class
of premises.
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928.
No legal action was found necessary during the year under
review in regard to the various Orders made under this Act.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.
The Medical Officer of Health and the staff of sanitary inspectors
have been authorised by the Council to enforce the provisions of the
various Orders made under the Act. Two offences were reported
during the year against Orders, one relating to tomatoes and the
other to imported meat. In each case the Committee directed
that cautionary letters should be addressed to the offenders.
Fish Shops.
Fish shops in which fish either cooked or uncooked is sold,
or in which the curing of fish intended for sale is carried on, number
70, 4 being added to the register, and 1 removed. All these
premises are kept under systematic inspection.
Inspections made during 1937 numbered 308, and 8 notices
(6 intimation and 2 statutory) were served for various defects
found on inspection.