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SECTION E.
Inspection and Supervision of Food.
The object of all Food inspection is of course to safeguard the
Public health and prevent any food being sold for human consumption
which may be harmful to the consumer. The Food premises in the
Borough are therefore kept under constant and regular observation
by the Sanitary Inspectors as to their sanitary condition and the
condition and soundness of the food sold or exposed for sale. The
latter part of the work has been greatly assisted and the value of the
inspections enhanced by the appointment of an Inspector whose
duties are mainly confined to the inspection of meat and other foods.
The proper supervision of the food supplies, involves a considerable amount of detail work on all the Inspectors, especially during hot
weather and the frequent examinations of stalls, etc., make it often
necessary for them to be on duty long after ordinary working hours.
INSPECTION OF MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
Under the provisions of the Public Health(London) Act,
1891, the Medical Officer of Health and the Sanitary Inspectors are
authorised to inspect at all reasonable times, all articles intended for
the purpose of sale for the food of man.

The Public Health(Meat) Regulations, 1924.—The
above, which came into force on the 1st April, 1925, provided for
the better regulation and supervision of slaughter-houses, butchers'shops,
stalls; and the protection of meat against contamination by
dirt and flies, etc., in transport and handling.