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Islington 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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69
[1928
No summonses were taken out under Sec. 47 of the Public Health (Lond.)
Act, 1891, during the year.
Unsound Chocolate.—Included under the heading "sweets" was a
small quantity of "Milk" Chocolate of Belgian manufacture which had gone
rancid. It was necessary to trace this consignment, which had been distributed
to several shops, and as it was a wrapped article, to draw the attention of the consignors
to its condition.
FOODSTUFFS AND SOUND NUTRITION.
It is convenient here to emphasise the need for more attention by the public
generally to recent knowledge of the vital properties of foods. Much food,
including milk, is "processed." Very probably some milk is "pasteurized" or
heated more than once ere it reaches the consumer.
"All foodstuffs may be classified as "Quick" or "Dead." "Dead" foods
are products devitalised to an imporant extent by modern processes of preparation
and preservation. These constitute the bulk of the national dietary. "Quick"
foods include good fresh untreated milk, fresh eggs, fresh fish, fresh home-grown
meat, fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, and whole-meal bread."
Restaurant Kitchens.—The work of inspecting restaurant kitchens is
tabulated under Workshops. This work is done by the two women inspectors,
whose work was reviewed fully in the Report of 1926, p. 58.
The following is a tabulated statement of the premises examined, and the results. In each case the unsatisfactory conditions were remedied without having to resort to prosecution.
| Number Inspected. | Number found Unsatisfactory. | |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel and Restaurant Kitchens | 66 | 14 |
| Coffee and Dining Rooms | 222 | 58 |
| Refreshment Rooms | 118 | 40 |
| Provision (Cooked Meats, cooked but not consumed on premises) | 124 | 30 |
| 530 | 142 |
SALE OF FOOD ORDER, 1921.—THE LABELLING OF MEAT AND
EGGS.
Five summonses were issued under the "Sale of Food Order, 1921," for
exposing for sale "Imported Meat," and "Imported Eggs" not duly labelled,
resulting in total fines and costs amounting to £19 9s. being inflicted. Of the
three summonses taken out for imported meat not being properly labelled, a fine
of £2 2s. with £2 2s. costs was inflicted in one case; whilst a fine of £10 with
£5 5s. costs was obtained in the other, against the manager of the shop, who the
Justices deemed to be guilty of the offence. The alternative summons against
the firm was withdrawn.
Imported Eggs.—Two summonses were taken out against one person but
owing to there being insufficient evidence and a difficulty of proving origin
of the imported eggs, the cases were dismissed.