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The regulations also prescribe for the protection of meat from
contamination by dust and flies.
There are 33 butchers' shops in the Borough and these premises
and the commodities sold are kept under regular observation by
the Sanitary Inspectors.
Registration of Food Premises.
Under Section 187 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936,
any premises used for the sale or manufacture or storage of ice cream
or for the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed,
pickled 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 117 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 71 premises in the Borough
where the manufacture or sale of this commodity is carried on.
These premises were inspected on 85 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 AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928
During the year under review 186 samples of food and drugs were
obtained by the Council's Inspectors and submitted to the Public
Analyst for examination. Of these 125 were purchased formally
in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the remaining 61
were taken informally.
All the samples submitted were certified to be genuine, which is
an indication of the high standard of quality of the food supply in
the Borough.
During the previous year, 176 samples were certified to be genuine
and 4 samples were reported to be adulterated, the adulteration
being thus equivalent to 2.2% of the samples taken.
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