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(iv) Food Products in General.
In addition to the premises used for Milk, Ice Cream, and Meat,
referred to above, the following food premises are registered under the
Romford Urban District Council Act, 1931, and are subject to the Clean
Food Byelaws.
Bakers 32 Cafesi 60
Confectioners 61 Fishmongers 30
Greengrocers 45 Grocers 116
Miscellaneous 11 Hawkers 29
There are also 45 food stalls situated in the Market Place on three
days of the week.
All the above are subject to regular inspections. During the year,
873 such inspections were made. The majority of the food shops now
have constant hot water provided.
(v) Unsound Food.
During the year, 418 visits were made to food premises, mainly on
request, for the purpose of dealing with unsound food, and a total
quantity of 6 tons, 13 cwts. 76 lbs. of food was surrendered as unfit for
human consumption. Where possible all unsound food is disposed of
for animal feeding; if this is not possible it is dealt with by the Cleansing
Department.
(vi) The Food and Drugs Acts. 1938-1954
The Romford Borough Council became its own " Food and Drugs "
Authority on 1st April.
Since the 1st April 179 samples were submitted for analysis, comprising
46 Formal and 133 Informal samples.
Table 13 sets out the types of food examined. Of the 46 formal
samples taken, 7 proved to be not genuine and the Council authorised
legal proceedings to be taken against the vendors. One sample of
sausages taken formally was found to be slightly deficient in meat content,
but the deficiency was not sufficient to warrant prosecution.
Of the informal samples taken the following articles were reported
upon adversely:—
A sample of dried milk taken on request from an ice cream
manufacturer was found to have a very high acid content and on
being informed of the analyst's findings, the manufacturer surrendered
the remainder of the consignment, 192 lbs., which was disposed
of for animal feeding.
One ice lolly was found to contain an excess of lead, which was
introduced from the soldered joints of the moulds. This has been
remedied.
Two samples of sausages were found to contain preservatives
which were not declared at the time of purchase. As the amount of
preservative came within the prescribed standard, the matter of
failing to indicate that the sausages contained preservatives was taken
up with the vendors, and a satisfactory explanation was given.
Two samples of "buttered" sweets were reported as not being
genuine, in that they did not contain at least 4% butter. Upon