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Registration of Food Premises.
Under Section 5 of London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1932, any premises used for the sale or manufacture or storage
of ice cream or for the preparation of sausages, potted or preserved
meat or fish intended for sale must be registered by the owner or
occupier with the Metropolitan Borough Council. This power
confers upon the Borough Council the right to refuse registration
or to cancel registration where premises are unsuitable for the
purpose for which they are registered.
During the year 71 food premises were registered and kept
under observation.
Bakehouses.—There are 26 bakehouses in the Borough, and
19 of these are underground. These premises were all regularly
inspected by the Sanitary Staff.
Ice Cream Premises.—There are 73 premises in the Borough
where the manufacture or sale of this commodity is carried on.
These premises were inspected on 97 occasions.
Fish Shops.—There are 12 fishmongers, and 12 premises are
occupied and used for the cooking of fish and chipped potatoes.
These premises were frequently visited and the cooking was found
to be carried on satisfactorily and without nuisance.
Food Poisoning.—Eight cases of illness suspected to be caused
by food poisoning were notified during the year. Investigations
revealed that tinned salmon appeared to have caused the indisposition
in one case. In 3 cases belonging to the same family the
evidence available pointed to fish as being the source of infection.
In 4 other cases (members of one family) fish was also suspected
of being the cause of illness. In each instance the symptoms were
mild and quickly disappeared with simple treatment.
It was not possible to obtain specimens of the suspected foods
for bacteriological examination.
FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928
180 samples were purchased under the provisions of the Acts
and submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis, of which 176
were certified to be genuine and 4 adulterated, the adulteration,
thus being equivalent to 2.2% of the samples taken.
Of the total number of samples purchased 72 were milk, of
which 3 were certified to be adulterated.
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