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SECTION E
25
As I have noted before the problem involves largely elderly
people living in units of one or two persons and although it may be
desirable that better surroundings be found for these people should
this proceeding take a certain amount of time I don't think that the
persons concerned would be either worried or prejudiced so that the
so-called problem in Hornchurch is, considering its size, of a
minimal order.
It is also found to a certain extent that the sub-standard
properties form part of development areas and are dealt with as part
of the normal development of the area.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Food and Drugs Administration.
During the year some 300 samples were taken and of these
some 28 were unsatisfactory in one way or another. These results
include a special investigation we did into certain articles such as
Bread and Butter and Hot Milk, a note of which will be made
later.
Our programme generally followed the lines noted in previous
years and embraced supervision over a full scale of food and drugs.
The public remains aware of the fact that this department is
available to deal witli complaints and this is well evidenced by the
number received during the year. It must be emphasised that the
individual circumstances of each case must determine the action
to be taken and prosecution therefore is by no means the rule.
Action is taken, however, in every case to ensure both that the
complainant is informed of what we did and that the person
allegedly responsible for providing cause for complaint is similarly
acquainted with the position.