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were slaughtered during 1956. On the other hand
close attention was given to the food exposed for sale
in the various shops and at other food premises whilst
we were frequently consulted by traders when there was
doubt as to the fitness or otherwise of some particular
food for human consumption.
Of the foodstuffs examined at the different
shops and stores the following was condemned as unfit for
human consumption and was disposed of either by burning
or burying at the Sewage Works.
Beef 228 lbs.
Lamb 44 lbs.
Liver 51 lbs.
Pork 116 lbs.
Turkey 11 lbs.
Fruit 131 lbs.
Macaroni 20 lbs.
Tinned Meat 21 tins.
„ Vegetables 106 tins.
„ Milk 1 tin.
„ Fish 5 tins.
„ Fruit 142 tins.
„ Jam 1 tin.
Food Hawkers.
The registration of hawkers of food and of their
storage premises is made compulsory by the Middlesex
County Council Act 1950. Registration may be
refused or revoked by the Council if the public health
is endangered by any default on the trader's part in
relation to the quality, storage or distribution of
the food or if the storage premises are unsatisfactory.
Furthermore this class of food hawker is subject to
special requirements contained in the Food Hygiene
Regulations for the safeguarding of food sold from
vehicles and stalls.
One application for registration as a hawker
of fish was approved and at the end of the year there
were 17 persons and 5 premises registered as follows:
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