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No serious breach of the regulations was discovered but occasional defaults were dealt
with by means of a caution.
Poultry Slaughtering.—This business is dealt with by special bye-laws. The only poultryslaughterhouse
in the Borough is situated at No. 51, Shirland Road. Sixty inspections were
made during the year, approximately 6,781 poultry being slaughtered.
Food Purveyors.—At the end of the year, there were some 853 purveyors of food in the
Borough, classified as follows:—Butchers 76, Fishmongers 24, Fried Fish 31, Refreshments
93, Game and Poultry 15, Greengrocery 85, Margarine 13, Milk 101, General 105, Confectioners
116, Provisions 42, Grocery 94, Sweets 53, Ham and Beef 5.
There were 8 premises on which fish-curing was performed, this business, as well as fishfrying,
being regulated by special bye-laws. There were also 40 premises on which sausages
were made.
The Inspector paid 1,986 visits of inspection to the above-mentioned premises.
Ice-Cream.—There were 125 shops at which ice cream was known to be sold. These
comprised the following kinds of business:—Sweets 38, General 19, Confectioners 23, Milk 7,
Bakers 4, Refreshments 29, Wholesale 3, Fishmonger 1, Newsagent 1.
Two hundred inspections of premises were made during the year.
Ice cream was also sold from 22 barrows stored within the Borough and from 30 barrows
stored outside the Borough.
Food Destroyed.—The weight of food-stuffs surrendered by tradesmen and dealers for
destruction by the Council was about 2 tons, 14 cwts.
Dairies and Milkshops.—At the end of the year 1926 there were 97 names on the register.
During the year 1927 2 premises were closed and 6 opened, making 101 on the register at the
end of the year. Seven of the businesses were transferred to new proprietors during the year.
There were 453 inspections made during the year.
Sterilised milk in bottles was found to be on sale at 73 premises. The registration of
dealers in sterilised milk as purveyors of milk is not enforced owing to the uncertain effect of
the law.
Cowshed.—There is one cowshed in the Borough, licensed by the London County Council
for 6 cows. It is situated at the rear of No. 39, Star Street and was visited twelve times during
the year.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923.
Licences issued for sale of—
"Certified" Milk 19
"Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" Milk 19
"Pasteurised" Milk 25
Samples taken and submitted to bacteriological examination—
"Certified" Milk 53
"Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" Milk 2
"Pasteurised" Milk —
In 9 instances the samples taken were found not to comply with the bacteriological standard
appropriate to the kind of milk.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1927.
Of the 600 samples taken during the year, 33 (5.5 per cent.) were found to be not "of the
nature, substance and quality demanded."
This compares with 3 2 per cent. in 1926 and 5.l per cent. in 1925.
Thirty-eight of the samples were taken on Sundays and Bank Holidays. None of these
was adulterated.
One hundred and seven samples of milk were taken at Paddington Station on delivery by
rail. Twenty of these samples were found to be adulterated. Twelve other samples of milk
were taken on delivery at Paddington station at the request of other boroughs and forwarded
to their medical officers of health to be dealt with.