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Paddington 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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FOOD SUPERVISION.
proceedings taken under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, are given. below:-
| Offence | Result of summons |
|---|---|
| Milk sample l6.336 deficient in fat. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act on payment of £1. 1s. 0d. costs. |
| Exposing for sale sausage rolls which were unfit for human consumption. | - do - |
| Failing to observe cleanliness in a room in which food intended for human consumption was prepared for sale. | Fined £10. |
| Using as a sleeping place a room in which food was deposited for sale. | Fined £5. |
| Being in possession of meat intended for, but unfit for, human consumption. | Summons heard in conjunction with other charges preferred by the Ministry of Food against this and other defendants, resulting in £100 fines, and £25 costs. |
The diseased and unsound food surrendered by tradesmen and dealers for destruction was as follous:-
| Meat, poultry, rabbits, fish, vegetables | 16½ tons (approx.) |
| Eggs | 3,331 |
| Provisions in tins and jars | 237 tins and jars. |
| The following food stuffs, damaged by enemy action, were also , surrendered:- | |
| Meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, etc. | 1 ton, 33 lbs. |
| Eggs | 636 |
| Provisions in tins and jars | 600 tins and jars. |
No slaughtering of animals took place in the Borough during the
year.
Three hundred and thirty-two inspections of the l8o dairies and
milkshops were-made, and 4,015 inspections of food purveyors' premises,
which number approximately 1,000.
Licences issued under the Milk (Special Designations) Orders
numbered 68 (53 in respect of "Pasteurised" and 15 in respect of
"Tuberculin Tested" milk). No samples of milk under these designations
were taken during the year.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1935.
At the close of the year the Register of persons entitled to
sell poisons in Part II of the Poisons List contained 88 entries.