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5. Currants, Sultanas and Raisins.
6. Oat Products (oatmeal, rolled oats, oat flour and groats).
7. Honey.
8. Salmon or Sea Trout, frozen or chilled.
9. Butter.
10. Bacon and ham.
11. Dead poultry.
12. Frozen beef, mutton, lamb, pork and veal; chilled beef; salted
beef and pork; boneless beef and veal; edible offals.
During the year under review daily inspections under the Orders in force were
made by the Inspector appointed for the purposes of the Act; no breaches were
found.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, Section 187.
Registration of Food Premises.
At the date of the preparation of this report 45 premises were registered in
accordance with the requirements of the Act, for the purposes shown below: —
Sausages 16
Preserved meat 17
Pickled ment 7
Preserved fish 1
Other foods 4
All the premises concerned were carefully inspected prior to registration.
Notification of Food Poisoning.
During the year 1938 two cases of food poisoning were notified.
In one case the poisoning was stated to be due to the patient partaking of
mushroom pie and the other case was due to the patient partaking of cold chicken.
Both the patients recovered.
Information on all notified cases of food poisoning in the County of London
is distributed to Medical Officers of Health by the County Medical Officer.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
One application was received and granted for renewal of a licence to slaughter
under Section 3 of the Act.
Prevalence of, and Control oyer Infectious Diseases, including Tuberculosis
The total number of notifications relating to Holborn residents received during
the year was 295 in comparison with 321 in the year 1937.
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