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City of London 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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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 Meat | 16 |
| Boiling of Shellfish | 5 |
| Cooking of Meats and Poultry | 8 |
| Cooking of Meat and Poultry for resale | 5 |
| Manufacture of Dripping | 7 |
| Manufacture of Ice Cream | 2 |
| Manufacture of Pies | 2 |
| Manufacture of Sausages | 11 |
| Pickling and Bottling of Shellfish | 3 |
| Preparation and Bleaching of Tripe | 1 |
| Preparation of Jellied Eels and Shellfish | 8 |
| Preparation of Poultry | 2 |
| Sale and Storage of Prepacked Ice Cream | 60 |
| Selecting and Testing Sausage Casings | 4 |
| Sale of Ice Cream — Prepacked | 31 |
| Cooking of Prepacked Frozen Pies | 1 |
| TOTAL | 167 |
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 9 tons 12 cwt 2 qrs 8 lbs., which was disposed of as follows:-
Tons Cwts Qrs Lbs
Destroyed 9 9 2 26
Disposed of to Contractors 2 3 10
FOOD HYGIENE (MARKETS, STALLS AND DELIVERY VEHICLES) REGULATIONS, 1966
AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINES
The increase in the number of vending machines still continues. With hot and cold beverage
machines used in many office buildings where other catering facilities are not provided, it cannot
be too strongly emphasised that regular servicing and cleansing of vending machines is absolutely
essential. Following last year's unsatisfactory findings in relation to these machines in the City,
a survey was carried out during the current year and the results were somewhat disturbing. It
would appear that there is scope for improvement in the design of these machines by the manufacturers
and in the servicing arrangements on the part of those persons responsible for the
installation.
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