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FOOD & DRUGS. (Continued).
All drugs where prepacked, were considered under the
Pharmacy and Medicines. Act and one case was referred to the
Pharmaceutical Society.
Legal proceedings were instituted as a result of
information to the effect that a certain butcher was using
horseflesh for making sausages. The defendants were subsequently
fined for offences under the Food and Drugs Act. In view of
the other legislation on the subject, the Council's witnesses
acted also for the Deptford Food. Control Committee and the
defendants were sentenced to imprisonment (varied on appeal to
increased fines) and substantial fines and costs.
Bacteriological Examinations.
Dates 2, Mincement 1, Sultanas 1, Condensed Milk 1.
Desiccated Coconut 1, Bread Baits 1.
Use of Bacteriological Rodent Poison on Food Premises.
Some poisoned baits issued by a firm specialising in
disinfestation to a baker for use in his bakehouse and shop were
submitted for bacteriological examination. The bread was found
to be infected by an organism called Salmonella enteridis Darysz.
The Pathologist reported that "it has occasionally been isolated
from infections in man."
The use of such poisons on food premises is not
desirable especially, as in this case, where no precautions are
advised by the contractors.
FOOD EXAMINED AND FOUND UNFIT FOR FOOD.
Bacon-37lbs.
Biscuits-71lbs.
Bread-160lbs.
Bovril-2bottles.
Butter-2½lbs.
Cheese-68lbs.
Cake Mixtures-113lbs.
Cooking Fat-lbs.
Cereals-93pkts and 187lbs.
Dried Eggs-11tins.
Dried Fruit-15,956lbs.
Coconut (Desiccated) 2cwt. 3qrs. 12½lbs.
Coconuts-59.
Eggs-75.
Fish-326½stone.
Fishpaste-23tins or jars.
Fruit-2,462lbs.
Gravy powder-52pkts.
Flour-24lbs.
Jam-190 jars or tins.
Meat-743½lbs.
Macaroni-18cwt.
Margarine-¼lb.
Pickles or sauces-113jars.
Sweets-133½lbs.
Sausages and Sausage Meat-109lbs.
Tinned Fish-357tins.
Tinned Fruit-18,393tins.
Tinned Meat-355tins.
Tinned Puddings-6tins.
Tinned Soup-234tins.
Tinned Vegetables-651tins.
Tinned Milk-801tins.
Vegetables 23 tons 19cwts 2qrs 13lbs.
Sugar-16lbs.
Tea-2¾lbs.
Nuts-3tons 6cwts 3qrs 15½lbs.
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