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ised, but samples of the products are taken for examination by the
Methods suggested by the Ministry of Health. The premises generally
are found to be well conducted. Further details in regard to sampling
of ice-cream will be found on page 40.
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 47 such shops in the Borough in 1954. 318 inspections were
made. It was not found necessary to serve any notices in respect of
these shops during the year.
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 (8), were voluntarily surrendered to the Council. Most
of these foodstuffs were ultimately used for the manufacture of animal
feeding stuffs.
Fish (preserved) 2st., 192 tins
Fish (wet) 5 cwts., 3 qtrs., 3½ lbs.,
3 boxes
Meat and meat products (preserved) 12 cwts., 2 qtrs., 1 St.,
5 lbs., 1,187 tins
Meat (fresh) 1 ton, 5 cwts., 3 qtrs.,
9½lbs.
Offal 11 cwts.
Poultry 18 chickens
Vegetables (preserved) 1,680 tins
Fruit (preserved) 3 qtrs., 1 lb., 1,502 tins,
31 jars, 12 pkts.
Milk (tinned) 690 tins
Cream (tinned) 32 tins
Eggs (shell) 2,940 eggs
Eggs (frozen) 16 lbs.
Cheese 1 cwt., 1qtr., l st.,
12 lbs.
Cakes and bisuits 3 qtrs.
Floor and cereals 16 lbs.
Jams, syrups and preserves 314 tins, 26 jars
Pickles and Sauces 8 tins, 4 jars,
319 bottles
Pudding and Cake Mixture 4½lbs., 1 tin, 24 pkts.,
3 Xmas Pudding.
Soups 55 tins
Cordials and fruit juices 18 tins, 2 barrels