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All food premises are regularly inspected and during the year 4,018 visits were paid.
In addition to numerous verbal warnings and suggestions to management and staff
during these routine visits, 71 informal notices were served upon owners or occupiers.
234 inspections were carried out in connection with itinerant vendors and stalls;
much of this work, especially in respect of itinerant vendors, is done at weekends.
The position under the Food and Drugs Act, apart from registrations in respect of
ice cream, is as follows:—
37 butchers' premises and six other food premises are registered for the preparation
or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food.
To these registered premises 518 visits were paid. One application for the cooking
of hams at a grocer's premises was refused as the construction of the room proposed
to be used for the purpose and the facilities available were not considered satisfactory.
21 fish shops are registered for frying. To these 275 visits were paid.
Milk
All milk distributed in Dagenham is produced and bottled outside the Borough.
Eight premises are registered as dairies. The number of registered distributors is 80
and of these 11 operate from premises outside the Borough. 91 visits were paid to
dairies and distributors' premises.
During the year 53 samples of milk were taken from roundsmen in the Borough and
submitted for bacteriological examination. The only unsatisfactory sample was a bottle
of sterilised milk, processed by a large multiple firm, which failed to pass the turbidity
test. The "duplicate" sample taken by the roundsman from his vehicle at the time
of the "official" sample was examined in the firm's laboratory and found to be satisfactory.
Ice Cream
The total number of registered premises is 135; of this number two are registered
for the manufacture of ice cream. 257 visits were paid to these premises.
During the year six applications for the storage and sale of ice cream were granted.
One application for the storage and sale of ice cream at a small shop where the principal
trade was fruit and greengrocery was refused. A number of premises, mainly grocers'
shops, which were registered immediately after the war, had not sold ice cream for
several years and with the co-operation of the occupiers the registrations were cancelled.
48 inspections in connection with itinerant vendors were carried out. The use of
insulated containers for the storage of hot water on vehicles has not been found altogether
satisfactory, especially when vehicles are away from their depots for the whole
day.
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