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22.
Bakehouses (contd).
quinquennial survey of the basement bakehouses under the provisions of
section 54 of the Factories Act, 1937, was carried out during the year.
Following the consideration of the report the Council decided to
prolong the certificates of suitability in each case for a further
period of five years.
Adulteration of Food:
The total number of samples taken in 1944 under the
Food and Drugs Act, 1938, was 749 of which 27 were formal samples and
722 informal samples. The following table gives full information
with regard to the formal samples submitted to Mr. Kear Colwell, the
Council's Public Analyst.
NAME OF ARTICLE GENUINE ADULTERATED TOTAL
Milk 22 2 24
Sal Volatile - 1 1
Cloves 1 - 1
Butter 1 1 2
Chocolate, drinking 1 - 1
Gelatine 1 1 2
Sweets 2 - 2
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
The work under this Act has continued to be carried out
by Mr. Clinton and 34 applicants were approved during the year by the
Council as Listed Sellers of Poisons and 79 visits were made. No
contravention of the Act or Rules was observed.
Unsound Food:
The work of meat inspection, in the absence of Mr.
Penman, was continued by Mr. R.S.Barber, Assistant Meat Inspector.
Regular inspection is made of the various wholesale
butchers and offal shops, bacon factories and warehouses and the
Public Cold Air Stores in the Borough and of retail butchers shops and
stalls.
Summary of Foodstuffs seized by or surrendered to the Meat Inspector
during 1944
Diseased or unsound meat
38,423 lbs
Diseased or unsound offal and other foodstuffs
24,200 lbs
Total
62,623 lbs