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London County Council Bye-laws re Fish Frying and Fish Curing.
Copies of these new bye-laws were left at all fish shops in this division.
These together with intimation notices, repeated visits and re-inspections,
resulted in many structural improvements, ensuring a higher standard
of cleanliness and sanitation at these premises than was previously
possible.
Riverside Wharves and Food Preserving Factories.
Frequent visits were made to the wharves and factories, and records
were kept of all unsound foodstuffs and methods of destruction.
The total amount of foodstuff, comprising meat, poultry, fish, fruit
and vegetables in tins rejected by the consignees and destroyed during
the year was 135 cases containing from 48 to 100 tins per case and 118 loose
tins.
At St. Andrew's Wharf and Cattle Food Factory, West Ferry Road,
37 cases of walnuts and 107 bags of cocoa nuts, in damaged and unsound
condition, were received at this factory for conversion into cattle food
and for extraction of oils for soap and 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.
Exportation of Meat Food Products.
In cases where meat food products, prepared or packed in factories
in this division for exportation abroad to countries where certificates
of origin, etc., are required to accompany each consignment, I have
visited the particular factory, under your direction, and examined the
articles during preparation and packing prior to signing of certificates
by yourself.
Food Preserving Factories.
Army Rations.—Since the outbreak of war a daily visitation has
been made to the factories in Millwall where Army rations are being
manufactured in very large quantities. The Army ration weighs 22 ozs.
made up as follows :—
Beef (exclusive of bone) 12 oz.
Potatoes 5 „
Carrot 1 „
Haricot Beans 1 „
Onions 1 „
Beef Stock Gravy 2 „
Salt 0.22 „