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HEAT TREATED MILK ORDER 1944:
39 samples of milk were taken under the Heat Treated Milk
(Prescribed Tests) Order 1944 made under Defence Regulation 55 G, and
were submitted to the appropriate tests.
The results of the tests were forwarded to the Ministry of Food
Milk Division each month.
underground bakehouses:
No. of Premises 44
" " Routine Inspections 28
" " Intimation Notices served 7
pharmacy & POISONS ACTS:
No. of visits made 417
FOOD & DRUGS ACT. 1938.
No, of visits made for inspection of food 933
Visits made to shops etc. - During the year 1561 visits were paid to
various shops, stalls, etc.
(For other visits see item re- Inspector of Meat and Other foods).
Total weight of food condemned including meat was
70 tons 11 cwts 2 qrs. 15 lbs.
MEAT AND OTHER FOODS:
Five private slaughterhouses continued to be licensed, but owing to
the control of meat supplies by the Ministry of Food no slaughtering of animals
was carried out in these slaughterhouses.
730 inspections were carried out at the Caledonian Market (a Ministry
of Food Depot), for the purpose of inspecting imported and other meat.
One slaughterhouse for horses was licensed. The bulk of the meat.
is exported.
Slaughtermen's Licences:-
16 Licences are current. No further applications were made during:
the year.
Visits and Inspections:-
During the year 869 visits were paid to various food shops, markets,
stalls, etc.
Bye-Laws for the Protection of Food:-
Bye -Laws for this purpose were made under the Public Health ( London)
Act, 1936, and came into force during 1937. No prosecution) has been taken
during the period under review.
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT.-
During the year an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in the proximity
of London brought this borough within the infected area.
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