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Food and Drugs Act, 1938—Section 14
During the year thirteen premises were registered for the Sale and Storage
of Ice Cream.
Number on Register at end of year:—
Manufacturers and Vendors 8
Vendors only 187
Sixty-six samples of ice cream were submitted to the Methylene Blue
test and graded as follows:—
Grade 1 27
„ 2 20
„ 3 10
„ 4 9
During the year thirty-five premises were registered for the Preparation
or Manufacture of Preserved Food, etc.
Number on Register at end of year 39
Unsound Food.
The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and
retained as unfit for human consumption:—
Meat
1,806 tins
Beef
834
lb.
Milk
551 „
Lamb
1561
„
Fish
333 „
Pork
562
„
Jams, etc
89 „
Offal
294
„
Soups
2,937 „
Rabbits
112
„
Beans
215 „
Chickens
4&521
„
Beetroot
171 „
Ham
1,701
„
Carrots
12 „
Cod
7½
stone
Mixed Veg.
14 „
Dog Fish
7½
„
Peas
362 „
Haddock
8
& 11
boxes
stone
Potatoes
3 „
Spinnach
1,189 „
Herrings
6½
„
Apples
340 „
Skate
15
„
Apricots
24 „
Baby Food
5,934
tins
Blackcurrants
9 „
Cakes
359
Cherries
1,304 „
Cereals
10
packets
Damsons
44 „
Cheese
409
„
Gooseberries
6 „
Chocolate Spread
1
packet
Grapefruit
17 „
Fish Past
65
tins
Grapes
23 „
Macaroni
1
packet
Greengages
24 „
Meat Paste
10
jars
Oranges
120 „
Pickle
34
„
Peaches
22 „
Puddings
63
Pears
14 „
Sauce
64
bottles
Pineapple
39 „
Spaghetti
24
tins
Plums
965 „
Chocolates
40
bars
Raspberries
19 „
Bananas
1½
CWT.
Rhubarb
3 „
Coconut
92
packets
Strawberries
7 „
Raisins
32
lb.
Tomatoes
260 „ &
40 boxes
Suet
1
packet
Coffee
58
bottles
Tomato Juice
10 tins
Turkey
1
Fruit Juices
21 „
26