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Samples 751 and 763 (Pork Sausage Meat) were reported
by the Public Analyst as unsatisfactory, the results being
forwarded to the Food Executive Officer for action under the
Meat Products and Canned Meat (Control and Maximum
Price) Order, 1947.
The Milk Samples averaged a content of 3.75% fat and
8.75% of solids, not fat.
F (3)b. Meat and Food Inspection.
Considerable time and attention has been devoted to the
inspection of meat and other foods in shops and stores, and
the following were confiscated as being unfit for human consumption:—
Meat 378 lbs.
Meat 471 tins.
Fish 737 lbs.
Fish 289 tins.
Vegetables 337 lbs.
Vegetables 562 tins.
Milk 1,387 tins.
Fruit 1,810 lbs.
Fruit 657 tins.
Tea 15¾ lbs.
Oats 312 lbs.
Sweets 12 lbs.
Preserves 215 lbs.
Butter 3 lbs.
Margarine 68 lbs.
Cheese 23½ lbs.
Chickens 1
Turkeys 10
Dried Milk 9cwts.
Eggs 107
Total Weight:— 4 tons. 16 cwts. 0 qrs., 13 lbs.
F (4). Slaughter of Animals Act 1933.
The above Act makes the use of mechanically operated
instruments a statutory obligation. By resolution of the
Council dated 23rd May, 1938, the provisions of Section 1 of
the Act apply to sheep which are slaughtered in the district.
F (5). FOOD HYGIENE CAMPAIGN.
In view of the recent national interest in food hygiene it
was decided during the summer to organise a Food Hygiene
Campaign in Erith. Tests were carried out in restaurants
run by the ‘Borough Catering’ service and at other typical
cafes in the district.