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City of London 1969

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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 (SECTION 16)
The 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:

Nature of business for which registered

Brining of Meat16
Boiling of Shellfish5
Cooking of Meats & Poultry9
Cooking of Meats & Shellfish for resale4
Manufacture of dripping8
Manufacture of ice cream2
Manufacture of pies2
Manufacture of Sausages*9
Pickling & Bottling of Shellfish3
Preparation & Bleaching of Tripe1
Preparation of Jellied Eels & Shellfish8
Preparation of Poultry2
Sale & Storage of Prepacked ice cream48
Selecting & Testing Sausage Casings4
Sale of ice cream-prepacked26
Cooking of prepacked frozen pies.1
TOTAL148

PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933
This Act provides for registration by the Local Authority of persons not already registered
in respectof poisons in Part I of the Poisons List who desire to sell poisons included in Part I I.
Part I of the Poisons List includes the more dangerous poisons such as strychnine — which may
be sold only by Pharmacists registered by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, whereas
Part I I includes the less dangerous poisons such as phenols, hair dyes, etc.
55 firms were registered under this Act, 51 of which were re-registrations. 47 inspections
were made in connection with the administration of the Act, and one contravention was noted and
effectively dealt with.
PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT, 1941
This Act has continued to have the attention of the Inspector. It aims to protect the public
from misleading claims by advertisements or by labels on medicine bottles.
11 inspections were made and no contraventions came to the notice of the Inspector.
FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926
This Act requires sellers of certain specified fertilisers and feeding stuffs for cattle or
poultry to furnish purchasers with a statutory statement indicating the name under which the
article is sold and the amount, if any, of certain scheduled ingredients.
8 inspections were made. No contraventions were noted.
ITINERANT FOOD VENDORS
Constant inspections of barrows and of itinerant food vendors have been maintained and no
difficulty has been experienced in connection with this class of trade.
AGRICULTURE PRODUCE (GRADING AND MARKING) ACTS, 1928-1931
Regulations made under these Acts prescribe designations referred to as "Grade designations"
indicating the quality of certain articles of agricultrual 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
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