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Taste:
Three complaints regarding unusual taste in food were received
during the year as under-
Corned beef - salty.
Fresh steak - tangy.
Smell of disinfectant in non-alcholic drink.
None of these cases was considered serious enough to warrant legal
proceedings and in every case the supplier and the complainant were
interviewed and satisfactory arrangements made between them.
PARTICULAR FOODS AND
TYPES OF FOOD PREMISES IN THE BOROUGH:
Stalls: Supervision of stalls used for the sale of foodstuffs continues to
require constant supervision. As previously reported, the effective disposal
of trade waste continues to hinder the work of the department in attempting
to improve conditions.
Milk: No changes in conditions have occurred in respect of the milk supply
in the Borough.
No. of Dairies on register at end of year 9
No. of distribution premises at end of year 115
No. of designation milk licenses issued during the year.
Tuberculin tested 2
Pasteurized 13
Sterilized 10
Untreated 29
Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
No. of samples submitted to
Public Analyst. 8 NIL.
No. of samples submitted for
Bacteriological examination 40 NIL.
All milk Channel Island
Average fat content. 3.75 4.5
Average non-fatty solids content 8.56 8.92
Ice Cream: Number of premises registered for manufacturer 3
Number of premises registered for sale & storage 154
Number of premises registered for storage only 2
Meat Inspection:
The boundary of the Finsbury Borough Council is adjacent to the
Smithfield Meat Market, and in this particular area there are a large number
of wholesale butchers and offal shops, bacon and provision warehouses,
poultry, game and rabbit shops.
Some of these wholesale butchers trade in meat of a low quality, e.g.
old cows, bulls, sheep, sow and boar carcases, which are mostly 'boned-out'
for use in the manufacturing trade. The area inspector is engaged full time
in seeing that these carcases are examined to see that no diseased meat is
passed on to the public.
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