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City of London 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
| Albumen | 306 | Pilchards, Canned | 3 |
| Chicken | 6 | Prawns | 83 |
| Coffee | 1 | Prawns and Rice | 2 |
| Corned Beef | 2 | Salmon, Canned | 4 |
| Curried Beef | 2 | Sandwich, Salmon and Tomato | 1 |
| Faeces | 7 | Sausages | 12 |
| Jellied Eels | 2 | Water | 118 |
| Lobster Type Tails | 1 | Total | 550 |
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 (Section 16)
This Section provides for registration of premises for the sale, manufacture for sale or
storage of ice cream, or the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or
preserved food intended for sale.
The following table shows the types of business carried on—
| Sale and storage of pre-packed ice cream | 60 |
| Manufacture, sale and storage of ice cream | 3 |
| Selecting and sorting of sausage casings | 9 |
| Preparation and cooking of jellied eels and shellfish | 13 |
| Cooking of hams | 1 |
| Manufacture of sausages, dripping and cooked meats and brining of meat | 29 |
| Cooking, smoking and canning of meat products | 9 |
| Manufacture of pies | 1 |
| Sale of cooked meats | 1 |
| 126 |
This has required the registration of 118 premises.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING & MARKING) ACTS, 1928-1931
Regulations made under these Acts prescribe designations referred to as "Grade designations"
indicating the quality of certain articles of agricultural or fishery produce. Such regulations
contain definitions of the quality indicated by every "grade designation" thereby prescribed and
specify a "grade designation mark" to represent each "grade designation".
The Acts also stipulate that all "preserved" eggs shall be so marked before being offered
for sale and that all premises used for the cold storage or chemical storage of eggs shall be
registered with the local authority. There are no firms so registered in the City of London. No
difficulty was experienced in the administration of these Acts.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1926
This Act prohibits the importation of certain foodstuffs unless they bear marks indicating
the "country of origin" or whether they are of "Foreign" or "Empire" origin. No difficulty has
been experienced in the administration of this Act.
CITY MORTUARY
| Bodies received | 200 |
| Port Mortem Examinations made | 200 |
| Inquest on bodies | 34 |
| Inquest held at Holloway Prison | 1 |
| Inquest on fires | Nil |
DISINFECTION AND CLEANSING OF VERMINOUS PERSONS, ETC.
| No. of articles disinfected | 421,839 |
| Cases of horsehair | 101 |
| Fees received | £2,050 |