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the use of special designation in regard to milk in any manner calculated
to suggest that it refers to that milk, unless there is in force a
milk licence authorising the use of that designation in connection with
that milk; and also prohibits reference to milk by any such description,
not being a special designation, as is calculated falsely to suggest either
that the cows from which the milk is derived are free from the
infection of tuberculosis or of any other disease, or that the milk is
tested, approved or graded by any competent person.
(B) Meat and Other Foods.
(i) Meat and Slaughterhouses.
There are now no slaughterhouses in the Borough, but a general
supervision of shops and premises concerned with the meat supply of
the Borough is exercised by all the Sanitary Inspectors.
(ii) Sale of Food Order, 1921.
Imported meat, bacon, ham or lard is required to be labelled with
the word " imported," or with a word or words disclosing the country
of origin. No infringement of this Order was discovered during
1934.
(iii) Unsound Food and Food Inspection.
In November, I was informed that cases of illness had occurred
which had been traced to Tinned Tomato Puree. The brand in
question was described as " Tarantella " Tomato Puree. I communicated
with the Importers and obtained from them the names of certain
multiple shops in the Borough who had received consignments of the
tinned food. These were visited, and tins were submitted for analysis
to the Borough Analyst. Pending the receipt of Dr. Cox's report,
calls were made at all foodshops in the Borough and a request preferred
that tins of tomato puree of this brand should not be offered for
sale pending further instructions. The report of Dr. Cox indicated
that Copper was present in amounts as high as 20 parts per million;
and Tin in amounts as high as 640 parts per million or 4 5 grains per
lb. I therefore invited the shopkeepers concerned to withdraw the
goods in question from sale and in every case this request was readily
acquiesced with. A total of 778 tins were, in consequence, voluntarily
surrendered to me with a request for their destruction and an undertaking
to make no claim for compensation upon the Borough Council.