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Sufferance Wharf and Food Preserving Factory, West Ferry Road
(for export only)
The tinned food stuff rejected and destroyed by this firm during the
year amounted to 231 cases, each containing about 48 tins, which
contained principally preserved fish. These cases were marked unsound
and sealed and were put overboard at sea from the firm's boats.
Maconochie's Wharf and Food Preserving Factory, West Ferry Road.
The total amount of food stuffs rejected as unsound by this firm
and destroyed in the furnaces on the premises at the time of my visits
during the past year was 1,226 tins, varying in weight from ¼lb. to 141b.,
and consisting of meat, fish, poultry, fruit and vegetables.
St. Andrew's Wharf and Cattle Food Factory, West Ferry Road.
711 bags of unsound walnuts (in rancid condition) were received at
the above factory with a guarantee that the stuff should be used for cattle
food and for the extraction of oil for soap or paint making.
No notice was received from H.M. Office of Customs under the
regulations made under the Public Health (Regulations as to Food) Act,
1907, of food stuff imported by water into this district during the past
year, and no infringement of the Act was observed by me.
Inspection of Food—Shops and Stalls.
The shops and stalls in the main thoroughfares were regularly
visited. Surprise visits were made frequently on Saturday nights and
occasionally on Sunday mornings. Although several small articles were
destroyed as suspicious or tainted, in no instance was I justified in
seizing any food stuff exposed for sale during these visits.
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
Fifty-three samples of food were purchased and submitted to the
Public Analyst for analysis as under:—
*Milk 29.
Butter 11.
Margarine 5
Lard 1.
Coffee 3.
Cocoa 1.
Cod Liver Oil 1.
Glycerine 2.
* 10 of the milk samples were obtained from itinerant vendors,
8 of which were purchased on Sunday morning.