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The following unsound foodstuffs came to the notice
of the Sanitary Inspectors and were surrendered:—
] crate lettuce; 4 stone mixed fish; 16 stone skate;
10 tinned hams—120 lbs.; 8 tins jellied veal—38 lbs.;
2 tins lambs livers; 6½ boxes kippers; 7 sausage rolls;
3 Cornish pasties; 1 box prunes and 3 boxes fillets.
Ice-Cream.
During the year, 27 samples were taken for analysis.
25 were satisfactory and two unsatisfactory.
Careful watch is kept on all purveyors and manufacturers
of ice-cream. As a result of action under the
Essex County Council Act, the standard of purity of icecream
has definitely been raised. There is a large public
demand for this commodity and provided it is a pure
product it may be regarded as a valuable article of food.
Food Poisoning.
Under section 105 (1) of the Dagenham Urban
District Council Act, 1931, four notifications of food
poisoning were received, details of which are added.
None of the cases displayed the clinical symptoms of
true food poisoning. It will be of interest to note that
under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, food poisoning is
made notifiable and thus becomes general law.
The value of notification of food poisoning may not
immediately be apparent, but on closer examination of
the subject it will be recognised that the Health
Department is able to glean valuable information with
regard to the wholesomeness of the food supply ot the
area, as the fact that certain foods are suspected
initiates an inspection of the methods of production,
storage and retail of the commodity under consideration.
The following is a summary of the cases:—