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The facts were reported to the Ministries of Food and Health,
who undertook to communicate with the countries concerned, with the
trade, and with individual canners.
Subsequently, the Council approached the Metropolitan Boroughs'
Standing Joint Committee with a request that this problem should be
brought to the attention of the Ministries for Food and Health.
In addition to verbal advice given to traders by the Council's
Food Inspectors, I addressed a circular letter to all local firms
concerned in the sale of tinned hams. In this, attention was drawn
to the position, and advice given regarding sale and storage, and it
was intimated that the services and knowledge of the Departmental
Staff were at the disposal of the traders whose co-operation was invited.
The Ministry of Food duly contacted the appropriate authorities
in the countries concerned, and I am pleased to report, that although
3,775 pounds of tinned hams were condemned as unfit for human
consumption during the year, the wastage of this particular commodity
had almost been arrested at the end of 1951. (By 31st March, 1952, it
had only been necessary for the Public Health Department to condemn some
95 lbs. of tinned ham).