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All these premises are regularly inspected, 576 visits being made.
Particular attention is paid to premises where manufacture takes place,
and not only are the premises, plant, and methods of operation scrutin ised,
but samples of the products are taken for examination by the
Methods suggested by the Ministry of Health. The premises generally
a re found to be well conducted. Further details in regard to sampling
of ice-cream will be found on page 43.
Fish Shops.
Shops in which fish, either cooked or uncooked is sold, or where
the curing or smoking of fish is carried on, are regularly inspected.
There were 50 such shops in the Borough in 1952. 365 inspections were
made, and 2 notices were served, for minor matters which were remedied
without difficulty.
Street Stalls.
All street stalls from which food for human consumption is sold
are regularly inspected and, where the food sold is stored in the Borough,
the storage places are also inspected. It was not found necessary to
take any formal action during the year.
Unsound Food.
The following table gives particulars of the unsound foodstuffs
which, under the provisions of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936,
Section 180 were voluntarily surrendered to the Council. Most
of these foodstuffs were ultimately used for the manufacture of animal
feeding stuffs.
Fish (preserved) 171 tins, 6 boxes
Fish (wet) 54 boxes
Meat and meat products (preserved) 1 ton 4 cwts. 1 st. 7 lbs.,
1,500 tins
Meat (fresh) 1 ton, 2 cwts. 6½ lbs.
Poultry and game 9 cw t s . 9 lbs
Vegetables (preserved) 1,123 tins
Fruit (preserved) 2,002 tins
3 cwts. 3 st. 7 lbs.,
Fruit (fresh) 2 qtrs. 1 st. 1¾ lbs.,
17 boxes
Milk (tinned) 709 tins
Eggs (shell) 1,382
2 qtrs. 7 lbs.
Cheese 3 cw ts. 1 qtr. 5 lbs.,
22 packets
Cakes and biscuits 1 cwt. 3 qtrs.
Hour and cereals 5 cwts. 2qtrs. 5½ lbs.
Jams, syrups and preserves 235 tins and jars
Pickles and sauces 338 j ars an d bottles
Paste (meat and fish) 7 tins
Patent foods and beverages 17 tins
Sweets and chocolate 4 lbs.
Puddings 3 tins
Soups and gravy preparations 154 tins
Cordials and fruit juices 22 bottles and tins
Tea 7 lbs.