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Ryelaws 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
toallclasses of foodstuffs. The vehicles and storage premises
used by these traders are regularly inspected by the Public
Health Inspectors and havetocomply 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 60
Number of hawkers' storage premises registered 9
Sampling of Food and Drugs.
(a) The routine sampling of miscellaneous foods for bac
teriological examination was discontinued in 1960 and it was not
possible to resume this work during the period under review.
The bacteriological examination of samples of milk, ice
cream, water etc. 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
table and supplementary information regarding samples obtained
during the year has been kindly supplied by the Senior Public
Control officer:-
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