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SECTION E.
Inspection and Supervision of Food.
The food premises of the Borough have been kept under constant
observation by the Food Inspector assisted by the District
Sanitary Inspectors, both as to their sanitary condition and cleanliness,
as well as the condition and soundness of the food stored or
prepared for sale. The Food Inspector is primarily responsible for
the purity of the food.
The Traders of the Borough have on the whole shown every
desire to co-operate in the task of providing the public with pure,
wholesome food, and have frequently asked the advice of the
Department when in doubt as to the quality or soundness of some
particular supply.
The Householder, however, can help considerably in attaining
the highest standard by purchasing clean food and by insisting that
it has not been handled by unauthorised persons or exposed to contamination
by dust, flies, etc.
From observations during inspections for housing purposes it
is often noticed that the storage of food in the home leaves much to
be desired and housewives should realise that, as far as health
is concerned, it is much better for them to buy food in small
quantities and keep it in a clean ventilated food cupboard, rather
than to buy larger quantities for which they have no proper storage
accommodation.
Additional legislation continues to impose more and more work
on the Inspectorate.
In addition to the actual examination of all foodstuffs the
Inspectors have also to observe if the marking of the foodstuffs
required by the various Acts and Orders is being complied with.
Unsound Food.—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.