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Manufacture of Sausages
There are 32 premises registered for the manufacture of sausages.
All except 2 make only for sale on their own premises. One of the 2
mentioned is a wholesale manufacturer who supplies sausages and
other manufactured food extensively throughout the London District.
Regular sampling for chemical analysis has been observed and although
there is no official standard for meat content it is pleasing to record
that the meat content has been maintained at a satisfactory level.

Fish Fryers and Fish Preserving
There are 24 premises registered for fish frying and fish preserving,
the majority of which maintain good standards of hygiene Several of
the premises are of poor design and outmoded.
All the 17 fish fryers have ranges of a modern type fitted with
extractor fans, and 15 of these ranges are heated by gas. his makes
for more hygienic preparation and handling.
Butchers Shops— Meat Supplies
There were 108 visits made during the year to the 50 butchers
shops in the Borough.
The standards of hygiene vary slightly from shop to shop, but in
the main is satisfactory. Butchers respond willingly to any suggestions
made to improve either the methods of handling food or the premises
in which it is handled.
The quality of the meat sold throughout the district is very good
and mainly of home killed variety.
The provision of a central abattoir for the S.W. Essex area sti
remains unsettled.
The greater part of the meat sold in our shops is purchased from
Smithfield Market.
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