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FOOD AND PRUGS.
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 County Hall,
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.
178.EVELYN STREET.
Details will be found in Appendix VI,
ICE CREAM.
Twenty-four samples were taken for bacteriological examination.
Grade I... ... ... ... ... ... 17
Grade II. ... ... ... ... ... 3
Grade III. ... ... ... ... ... 2
Grade IV.. ... ... ... ... ... 2
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 infringements were found.
SCHOOL MILKS.
Fifteen samples were sent for chemical examination and twelve were sent for
bacteriological examination.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ACT.
Twenty-two samples were submitted.
MILK AND DAIRIES REGULATIONS. 1949-53.
Dealers Licences issued:
Tuberculin Tested Milk... 23
Pasteurised Milk... ... 69
Sterilised Milk ... ... 96
Supplementary Licences issued:
Tuberculin Tested Milk... 15
Pasteurised Milk... ... 15
Sterilised Milk ... ... 18
SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
There are two Slaughterhouses licensed in the Borough.
Only one is regularly used and the following tables etc., give details of
work carried out in the slaughterhouses and the food condemned by the Food Inspection
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