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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.
Nine inspections were made. No contraventions came to the notice of the Inspector.
FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926
This Act requires sellers of certain specific 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.
Eleven inspections were made. No contravention was noted.
Eight samples of various fertilisers were purchased and sent to the Agricultural Analyst for
examination. All were found to be satisfactory.
FISH INSPECTION
Inspection of fish in the City of London is carried out by officers of the Worshipful the
Fishmongers' Company.
The Fishmeters returns indicated as follows:-
Deliveries at or near Billingsgate Market Weight of Condemnation
(including shellfish) Fish condemned Rate
69,052 tons 162 tons 0.23%
MEAT AND FOOD INSPECTION - SMITHFIELD MARKET
Smithfield Markets were designed originally to handlefresh meat for London. Meat is delivered
after midnight and wholesalers aim to have a clear market at the end of the days trading.
Smithfield is the centre of the meat trade and the market is described as the largest dead
meat market in the world. Its function can be appreciated by reflecting that Greater London has
one and a half times the population of Sweden and that regular deliveries extend from Smithfield
to the coastal towns of Southern England.
Meat Poultry and Other Foods delivered at Smithfield Market
1972 264,476 tons 1971 275,470 tons
Variations largely consisted of reduced tonnage.from the sources as shown below:-
England & Wales N. ireland Republic of Ireland New Zealand
Tons Tons Tons Tons
1971 125,529 20,690 45,505 40,637
1972 122,453 14,156 33,732 35,335
Meat Inspection
Decomposition especially during adverse weather conditions, and spoilage on refrigerated
meat whether chilled or cooled was the cause of most unsoundness.
The present day packing of boneless meat in vacuumed plastic bags makes examination
difficult. The figures shown in table 3 for Argentine represent this type of meat.
The Meat Inspection Regulations, 1963
These Regulations apply to meat slaughtered in England and Wales.
Deliveries of meat from these sources during 1972 were as follows:-
(1971 figures in parenthesis)
Beef & Veal Mutton & Lamb Pork
Tons 19,357 (22,733) 14,119 (13,193) 33,244 (33,342)
12 tons 16 cwts 0 qrs 5 lbs amounting to 0.019% (0.021%) of deliveries was surrendered being
diseased.
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