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Food Bye-Laws.—Bye-laws made by the London County
Council under Section 183 Public Health (London) Act, 1936 came
into force on 1st January, 1937. These bye-laws regulate the
sanitary and cleanly condition of foodstuffs during manufacture,
storage, transport or exposuro for sale for human consumption.
The provisions of these bye-laws have been satisfactorily observed,
and during the year no legal action has been necessary. In two
instances where confectionery was found to bo contaminated,
sweets were destroyed and traders warned.
Artificial Cream Act, 1929.—The premises at 14, Rochester
Way were taken off the register and one now application was received
and duly registered, the promises in question being 4, Delacourt
Road.
Street Traders.—There are 90 Street Traders who are
engaged in selling articles of food and licensed in accordance with
the provisions of the L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1927. Generally
speaking, it was found that the premises where such articles of food
were stored, were in all respects reasonably clean.
Preserved Food Premises.—In accordance with the provisions
of tho Public Health (London) Act, 1936, all premises with
the exception of clubs, hotels or restaurants used :—
(a) for the sale or the manufacture for the purpose of sale of
ice-cream or other similar commodity, or tho storage of ice-cream
or other similar commodity intended for sale ; or
(b) for the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted,
pressed, pickled, or preserved moat, fish, or other food intended for
sale ; are required to be registered by the owner or occupier with
the sanitary authority.
Ice-Cream Premises.—At the end of tho year 143 premises were
duly registered. These premises were inspected on 209 occasions
and insanitary conditions remedied in 5 instances.
Preserved Meat, etc., Premises.—At tho end of the year 147
premises were on the register and were visited on 219 occasions. As
a result of such inspections insanitary conditions were detected and
remedied in 24 cases.
There was no instance found which necessitated the cancellation
of premises already registered.
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.—The following
notes are submitted by Mr. A. E. Brown, the Public Analyst,
regarding the samples forwarded to him during the year :—
194 formal and 294 informal samples, 488 in all, were taken
during the year. Of these 22 were reported against, equal to 4.5
per cent., as compared with 3.9 per cent. in 1936.