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NSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Milk. The number of milk premises on the register is 47 (13 dairies,
11 restaurants, 25 general shops). These premises were all
inspected as occasion required during the year. In addition, 20
retailers were registered for it inorant sale of milk from premises
in the areas of other local authorities,
Milk (Special Designationsj Qrder or 4 licences to sell "pasteurised"
milk, and 4 supplementary licences 3 to sell "pasteurised" milk and
1 to sell "tuberculin-tested" milk, were granted during the year.
Public Health Meat Regumlations 369 inspections of butchers' shops
and market stalls wefe made during the year
Inspection of other premises where food is prepared or offered for
sale. Under this head are incuiuded the following premises:
Bakehouses; kitchens, of hotels, restaurants and
other eating houses, butchers' shops; tripe,
offal and other meat shops; fried fish, eel and
other fish shops,
994 inspections were made of tixese premises during the year.
24 Notices under the Food and Drugs Act-, 19-38, were served requiring
defects to be remedied.
Unsound Food. 4 tons 1q owt, of tinned meat, fish and other foods
were surrendered and destroyed, or disposed of, otherwise*
FOOD AND DRUGS SAMPLING
During the year 60C formal samples were submitted to the
Borough Analyst for analysis; of these six were adulterated, viz :
Soup powder cont .ining grubs .
Pea flour containing grubs,
Worcestershire sauce containing sulphite preservative.
Grapefruit squash containing sulphite preservative.
Milk containing 4.2 ded water.
Milk containing 5-5, added water,
In the first 5 instances looters of warning were sent to the
vendors. In the last instance legri proceedings were taken. The case
was dismissed, and the wholesalers ordered to pay 10 guineas costs.
WATER
1. The water supply in this area has been satisfactory both
in quantity and quality. There have been no complaints received,
2. There is a piped supply, and bacteriological examinations
of the raw water are made by the Metropolitan water Board, who also
perform chemioal analysis,
3. The water is not known to have any plumbo-solvent action.
4. ' No action has been necessary in respect of contamination.
5. All dwelling houses are supplied direct from the mains,
and standpipes are normally used only in cases of emergency such as
repair of mains. There was no cage during the year under review in
which the use of stand-pipes was necess ry owi;ig to bomb damage.