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New Codes of Practice for hygiene in the Retail Pish Trade
issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and food lay
down standards which are already common practice in the district.
No certificates of exemption from certain requirements of
the Pood Hygiene Regulations, 1955, have been granted.
Byelaws made under Section 15 of the Pood and Drugs Act,
1938, have been in force in the district since July, 1950.
Hawkers of Food.
The registration of hawkers of certain classes of food has
been compulsory in this district since 1939 and, since the
Middlesex County Council Act, 1950, came into force, has extended
to all classes of foodstuffs. The vehicles and storage
premises used by these traders are regularly inspected by the
Public Health Inspectors and have to comply with the Pood Hygiene
Regulations.
Mobile shops from which groceries, meat, fish, ice cream,
refreshments, etc. are sold, are all fitted with wash basins,
and carry supplies of hot water, soap, towels and nailbrushes.
Number of hawkers registered 46
Number of hawkers' storage premises registered 8
Sanpling of Food and Drugs,
(a) For many years it has been the practice to take samples,
for bacteriological examination, of those classes of food such
as cream cakes, meat products, shell fish etc. which have been
found to be associated with outbreaks of food poisoning. For
reasons already stated this practice had to be discontinued
during the latter half of the year.
The bacteriological examination of samples of milk, ice
cream, water and miscellaneous foods is carried out at the Public
Health Laboratory, Ealing, and I am indebted to the Director and
Staff of the Laboratory, for their ready assistance at all times.
Details of the samples submitted will be found elsewhere in this
report under their respective headings.
(b) The sampling of food and drugs for chemical analysis is
carried out by the Middlesex County Council and the following
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