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FOOD AND DRUGS
A full-time Food Inspector is employed in the supervision of Food and
Food Premises. Food Samples are sent for chemical analysis to the Public
Analyst, and for bacteriological examination to The Public Health
Laboratory Service at Park Hospital.
Details of the work of the Food Inspector will be found in the Appendix
Tables V, VI and VII and details from the Public Analyst's Report are
included at the end of this section.
Royal Victoria Yard
Considerable quantities of food no longer considered fit for prolonged
storage by the Admiralty, are examined in order to assess their fitness for
sale to the general public.
Ice-Cream
Conditions under which ice-cream is made and distributed in the
Borough have continued to improve. 186 premises are registered for the
manufacture, storage or sale of Ice Cream.

Labelling of Food Orders, 1946/50
All pre-packed samples of food submitted under the Food and Drugs
Act were considered also under the Labelling of Food Orders, 1946 and
1950. In 39 instances separate examinations were made under these Orders
and several slight infringements were dealt with by correspondence.
Pharmacy and Medicines Act, 1941
All pre-packed drugs submitted under the Food and Drugs Act were
also considered under the Pharmacy and Medicines Act, 1941. In
2 instances separate reports were made.
Food Standards
Seventy-two samples were specially examined under the various Food
Standard Orders. In three instances infringements were dealt with by
informal action.
Public Health (Preservatives etc. in Food) Regulations
Wherever desirable Food and Drugs Act samples were examined for the
presence of prohibited preservatives and colouring matters and for
excessive amounts of the permitted preservatives. No action was found
necessary under the regulations.