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The main duties in relation to food protection generally in 1930, as for some
years past, have been carried out by Inspector Smith, who made inspections of
premises in which food is sold, stored or prepared, and acted as Sampling Officer
under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
The Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1925, which had only come into operation
in the year of the last Survey Report gave rise here, as elsewhere, to a certain
amount of difficulty. In course of time this was overcome and in the main the
provisions relating to shops and to stalls and slaughtering of animals work with
absolute smoothness, the butchers endeavouring to comply as completely as possible
w ith the requirements. On the whole it may be claimed that as a result of the
operation of the regulations there has been real improvement so far as exposure
of meat is concerned, and that in the matter of protection from contamination
conditions are very much better than they were when the regulations came into
operation.
Food Inspection.—The work of food inspection receives year by year adequate
attention. During 1930, as formerly, the special Saturday night and Sunday
inspections in market streets, etc., were made, and in carrying them out Inspector
Smith received the assistance of other members of the staff having the necessary
qualifications and experience.
On a great many occasions the inspector was called by vendors to examine
articles of food under Section 47 (8) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and
to accept surrender of such as were unsound or unwholesome or unfit for food.
Amongst the articles dealt with in this way were :—
Unsound and Diseased Food Condemned and Destroyed During the
Year 1930.
M eat—
Beef 80 lbs.
Mutton 28 ,,
Pork 12 ,,
Bacon 16 cwt. 13 lbs.
1 Ox Liver.
Fish-
Wet—Skate 59 stone
Dog 5 ,,
Roe 1 box
Fruit—
Peaches 7 boxes
Plums 60 lbs.
Cherries 90 ,,
Red Currants 25 ,,
Greengages 25 ,,
Lemons 1 case
Raspberries 2 baskets
Vegetables—
Mushrooms 5 baskets