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City of London 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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THE FOOD HYGIENE (General) REGULATIONS, 1960 to 1962
Supervision in accordance with these Regulations has been carried out at Smithfield Market.
During the year 527 infringements were noted. 118 were in connection with clothing, 31 in
connection with containers, 79 in respect of meat contamination, 95 in regard to premises and
equipment, and 43 were instances of smoking whilst handliag food. 51 trucks and 110 vans and
cars were observed to be infringing the Regulations.
Suitable warnings were given in connection with these cases.
There are estimated to be some 7,000 persons using Smithfield Market daily, which figure
includes:—
approximately 600 porters licensed by the Superintendent of the Market, including some
120 freelance porters popularly known as "bummarees".
some 200 pitchers who arrive at the Market with the various meat vans, unload the vehicles
and leave the Market again on the vans.
tenants' staffs, buyers and their staffs.
there are 349 stalls on the Market occupied by approximately 110 tentants.
MEAT INSPECTION
| Tons | Cwts. | Ors. | L bs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat etc., delivered at Smithfield Market | 373,506 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meat etc., surrendered to Inspectors at Smithfield Market | 779 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Meat etc., surrendered to Inspectors at Leadenhall Market & City Shops | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Meat etc., surrendered to Inspectors at Cold Stores | 5 | 19 | 0 | 25 |
| Number of Exportation Certificates issued 98 | ||||
| Number of demonstrations and lectures given 129 | ||||
| Number of Students attending 1,024 |
FOOD INSPECTION
Foodstuffs, in addition to meat, condemned as unfit for human consumption as a result of the inspection of food landed at Riverside Wharves and in grocers shops, cafes, restaurants, etc., amounted to 108 tons 3cwts. 0qrs.221bs.which was disposed of as follows:—
| Tons Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
|---|---|---|
| k Released for manufacture 4 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Disposed of to contractors 17 17 | 1 | 16 |
| Destroyed 86 3 | 0 | 24 |
46 tons 9cwts. 3qrs. 15lbs. of food were placed under stop and subsequently released to be
dealt with under the supervision of other local authorities.
FISH INSPECTION
Inspection of fish in the City of London is carried out by officers of the Worshipful the Fishmongers'
Company.
The Fishmeter's returns indicated as follows:—
| 95,486 tons | 291 tons | 0.30% |