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During the year the Council approved of the following Recommendations
of the Metropolitan Branch of the Incorporated Society
of Medical Officers of Health, and so informed the Local Government
Board and the Board of Agriculture:—
(a) The name and address of the manufacturer and the date of
canning shall be impressed on the cans. (b) It shall be unlawful to
sell for any purpose canned foods that are unfit for human consumption,
and it shall be the duty of any person in possession of
unsound canned foods to notify and surrender same to the local
authority, who shall destroy such unsound food free of charge. (c) A
certain number of tins—say, 1 per cent.—from each consignment shall
be opened on importation, and the contents examined under the supervision
or instructions of the sanitary authority concerned, prior to such
canned foods being placed on the market. (d) Tins which are known
in the trade as "doubtfuls" shall be deemed to be unfit for human
consumption. (e) Food intended for canning shall be inspected by
independent officials prior to being canned, and all foods shall be
canned under strictly hygienic conditions. (f) The use of preservatives
in canned foods should under no circumstances be permitted.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
In the Borough of Stoke Newington, more especially in the
Southern Division, there is a considerable number of houses let in
lodgings under circumstances and conditions which render it desirable,
in the interest of personal and public health, that they should be
registered and inspected at frequent intervals.
By the end of the year 1906, 246 premises were on the Register,
and during the year all registered premises were duly inspected.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
At the end of the year 1906 there were on the Register 216 workshops
and work-places.