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(e) Butter Factories.—No butter factory is registered in the
Borough.
Premises referred to under (a) and (b) are registered in pursuance
of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, and those under (c), (d)
and (e) are registered under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act,
1928. In the case of the latter, registration of the premises is required
to be notified by the Council to the Ministry of Agriculture and
Fisheries.
(iv) Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928.
The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries has made Regulations
prescribing designations to indicate the quality of certain articles of
agricultural produce. The Sanitary Inspectors supervise, generally,
such of these Regulations as are enforceable by the Borough Council.
(v) Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.
Under this Act certain imported goods are required to bear an
indication of origin when exposed for sale. The Sanitary Inspectors
supervise, generally, such of the requirements of these Acts as are
enforceable by the Borough Council.
(vi) Stalls and Vehicles (including Street Traders),
Inspection of food sold from street stalls is carried out by the
Sanitary Inspectors.
Applications by Stallholders for licences to sell foodstuffs are
referred to the Public Health Department prior to the issue of a
licence, and in those cases where the food is stored in the Borough,
the premises are inspected. In those instances in which the place of
storage is situated in another district, an inquiry is addressed to the
Medical Officer of Health of that area concerning the sanitary condition
of the premises.
(vii) Food Poisoning.
Cases of food poisoning or suspected food poisoning are required
to be notified to the Medical Officer of Health. During the year, five
cases were notified; all of which were subsequently investigated by
the staff of this department. These cases are more fully described in
Section 7 of this Report.